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Template:PBB Doublecortin domain-containing protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCDC2 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a protein with two doublecortin peptide domains. This domain has been demonstrated to bind tubulin and enhance microtubule polymerization.[3]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with reading disability (RD), also referred to as developmental dyslexia.[3][4]

Changes in the DCDC2 gene are frequently found among dyslexics. Altered alleles often occur among children with reading and writing difficulties. The gene appears to have a strong linkage with the processing of speech information when writing.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Van Den Eynde BJ, Gaugler B, Probst-Kepper M, Michaux L, Devuyst O, Lorge F, Weynants P, Boon T (Jan 2000). "A new antigen recognized by cytolytic T lymphocytes on a human kidney tumor results from reverse strand transcription". J Exp Med. 190 (12): 1793–800. doi:10.1084/jem.190.12.1793. PMC 2195717. PMID 10601354.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Hirosawa M, Nagase T, Ishikawa K, Kikuno R, Nomura N, Ohara O (Jan 2000). "Characterization of cDNA clones selected by the GeneMark analysis from size-fractionated cDNA libraries from human brain". DNA Res. 6 (5): 329–36. doi:10.1093/dnares/6.5.329. PMID 10574461.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: DCDC2 doublecortin domain containing 2".
  4. ^ Lind PA, Luciano M, Wright MJ, Montgomery GW, Martin NG, Bates TC (June 2010). "Dyslexia and DCDC2: normal variation in reading and spelling is associated with DCDC2 polymorphisms in an Australian population sample". Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 18 (6): 668–73. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2009.237. PMC 2987340. PMID 20068590.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Meng H, Smith SD, Hager K, Held M, Liu J, Olson RK, Pennington BF, DeFries JC, Gelernter J, O'Reilly-Pol T, Somlo S, Skudlarski P, Shaywitz SE, Shaywitz BA, Marchione K, Wang Y, Paramasivam M, LoTurco JJ, Page GP, Gruen JR (November 2005). "DCDC2 is associated with reading disability and modulates neuronal development in the brain". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102 (47): 17053–8. doi:10.1073/pnas.0508591102. PMC 1278934. PMID 16278297. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |laysource= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |laysummary= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Schumacher, J., Anthoni H., Dadouh F.; et al. (Jan 2006). "Strong genetic evidence of DCDC2 as a susceptibility gene for dyslexia" (PDF). The American Journal of Human Genetics. 78 (1): 52–62. doi:10.1086/498992. PMC 1380223. PMID 16385449.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Marino C, Meng H, Mascheretti S, Rusconi M, Cope N, Giorda R, Molteni M, Gruen JR (February 2012). "DCDC2 genetic variants and susceptibility to developmental dyslexia". Psychiatr. Genet. 22 (1): 25–30. doi:10.1097/YPG.0b013e32834acdb2. PMC 3232293. PMID 21881542.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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