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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 20-10-2010
Symbol AUTS22
Location 14q21.1
Name autism spectrum disorder, LRFN5 related
Corresponding gene LRFN5
Genetic determination epigenetic
Function/system disorder psychiatry disorder
Type susceptibility factor
Gene product
Name synaptic adhesion-like molecules
Mechanism(s)
Gene mutationChromosome rearrangementEffectComments
other epigenetic breakpoint other alteration of the epigenetic signature several Mb downstream of a translocation breakpoint
Remark(s) LRFN5 lies in the middle of a "gene desert" of 5-7Mb; regulation and not genomic dosage of LRFN5 is of critical importance as deletion are phenotypically neutral