| 20110229891 | SYNGAP1 DYSFUNCTIONS AND USES THEREOF IN DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS FOR MENTAL RETARDATION - The invention identifies Syngap1 dysfunctions as causative of mental retardation. Described are methods of detecting mental retardation and methods of detecting non-syndromic mental retardation (NSMR) in a human subject. Particular methods comprise sequencing a human subject's genomic DNA for comparison with a control sequence from an unaffected individual. Also described are probes, kits, antibodies and isolated mutated Syngap1 proteins. | 09-22-2011 |