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. 2016 Mar 9;2(3):e64.
doi: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000000064. eCollection 2016 Jun.

Deleterious mutation in GPR88 is associated with chorea, speech delay, and learning disabilities

Fadi Alkufri  1 , Avraham Shaag  1 , Bassam Abu-Libdeh  1 , Orly Elpeleg  1
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Deleterious mutation in GPR88 is associated with chorea, speech delay, and learning disabilities

Fadi Alkufri et al. Neurol Genet. .

Abstract

Objective: To identify the underlying molecular basis of a familial developmental disorder characterized by chorea, marked speech delay, and learning difficulties in 4 sisters from a consanguineous family.

Methods: Whole-exome analysis of DNA of the 2 older patients followed by Sanger sequencing of the mutated exon in all family members.

Results: A homozygous deleterious mutation, p.C291X, was identified in the GPR88 gene in both exome analyses. The mutation segregated with the disease in the family and was absent from a large cohort of controls.

Conclusions: Homozygous deleterious mutation in GPR88 in humans is associated with marked speech delay, learning disabilities, and chorea, which manifest at 8-9 years of age. The finding is consistent with the reported abundant expression of GPR88 in the striatum and the hyperkinetic activity and learning impairment observed in GPR88 knockout mice. Although further functional characterization is needed, the finding underscores the importance of GPR88 in movement control and learning.

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Figure. Family pedigree and genotype
(A) The family pedigree showing symptomatic patients (filled symbols) and genotype of the c.C873A, p.C291X mutation in the GPR88 gene. (B) The chromatogram of the mutation (asterisk), a patient (upper panel), a carrier (middle panel), and a healthy control (lower panel).
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