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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5978
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
Mirror movements are involuntary contralateral movements that mirror voluntary ones and are often associated with defects in midline crossing of the developing central nervous system. We studied two large families, one French Canadian and one Iranian, in which isolated congenital mirror movements were inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. We found that affected individuals carried protein-truncating mutations in DCC (deleted in colorectal carcinoma), a gene on chromosome 18q21.2 that encodes a receptor for netrin-1, a diffusible protein that helps guide axon growth across the midline. Functional analysis of the mutant DCC protein from the French Canadian family revealed a defect in netrin-1 binding. Thus, DCC has an important role in lateralization of the human nervous system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
328
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
592
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Codon, Terminator, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Dyskinesias, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Frameshift Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Genes, DCC, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Genes, Dominant, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Genome-Wide Association Study, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Mutant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Nerve Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Receptors, Cell Surface, pubmed-meshheading:20431009-Tumor Suppressor Proteins
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutations in DCC cause congenital mirror movements.
pubmed:affiliation
Center of Excellence in Neuromics, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2L 2W5, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article