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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Left-right asymmetrical brain function underlies much of human cognition, behavior and emotion. Abnormalities of cerebral asymmetry are associated with schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders. The molecular, developmental and evolutionary origins of human brain asymmetry are unknown. We found significant association of a haplotype upstream of the gene LRRTM1 (Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane neuronal 1) with a quantitative measure of human handedness in a set of dyslexic siblings, when the haplotype was inherited paternally (P=0.00002). While we were unable to find this effect in an epidemiological set of twin-based sibships, we did find that the same haplotype is overtransmitted paternally to individuals with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder in a study of 1002 affected families (P=0.0014). We then found direct confirmatory evidence that LRRTM1 is an imprinted gene in humans that shows a variable pattern of maternal downregulation. We also showed that LRRTM1 is expressed during the development of specific forebrain structures, and thus could influence neuronal differentiation and connectivity. This is the first potential genetic influence on human handedness to be identified, and the first putative genetic effect on variability in human brain asymmetry. LRRTM1 is a candidate gene for involvement in several common neurodevelopmental disorders, and may have played a role in human cognitive and behavioral evolution.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1359-4184
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AbrahamsB SBS, pubmed-author:AiraksinenM SMS, pubmed-author:CaffreyT MTM, pubmed-author:ColellaSS, pubmed-author:DeLisiL ELE, pubmed-author:EnardWW, pubmed-author:FisherS ESE, pubmed-author:FranckeUU, pubmed-author:GeschwindD HDH, pubmed-author:GroszekDD, pubmed-author:JooberRR, pubmed-author:KarayiorgouMM, pubmed-author:KendlerK SKS, pubmed-author:KoppenOO, pubmed-author:KrinskyBB, pubmed-author:LangH DHD, pubmed-author:LaurénJJ, pubmed-author:MöllerH-JHJ, pubmed-author:MaegawaSS, pubmed-author:MartinN GNG, pubmed-author:Matsumoto-ItabaNN, pubmed-author:McAuleyE ZEZ, pubmed-author:MedlandS ESE, pubmed-author:MonacoA PAP, pubmed-author:MugliaPP, pubmed-author:NanbaEE, pubmed-author:NicodJJ, pubmed-author:OshimuraMM, pubmed-author:PruunsildPP, pubmed-author:RagoussisJJ, pubmed-author:RichardsonA JAJ, pubmed-author:RileyB PBP, pubmed-author:RoosJ LJL, pubmed-author:RouleauG AGA, pubmed-author:RujescuDD, pubmed-author:St ClairDD, pubmed-author:SteinJ FJF, pubmed-author:StrittmatterS MSM, pubmed-author:TimmuskTT, pubmed-author:Velayos-BaezaAA, pubmed-author:Wade-MartinsRR, pubmed-author:XiongLL
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1129-39, 1057
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Family Health, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Karyotyping, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Schizophrenia, pubmed-meshheading:17667961-Subcellular Fractions
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia.
pubmed:affiliation
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. clyde.francks@well.ox.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article
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