In-depth characterisation of a cohort of individuals with missense and loss-of-function variants disrupting FOXP2

Conclusions
Although we identify an increased prevalence of conditions like anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance, we confirm that the consequences of FOXP2 dysfunction remain relatively specific to speech disorder, as compared with other recently identified monogenic conditions associated with CAS. Thus, our findings reinforce that FOXP2 provides a valuable entry point for examining the neurobiological bases of speech disorder.

Source: Journal of Medical Genetics - May 22, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Morison, L. D., Meffert, E., Stampfer, M., Steiner-Wilke, I., Vollmer, B., Schulze, K., Briggs, T., Braden, R., Vogel, A., Thompson-Lake, D., Patel, C., Blair, E., Goel, H., Turner, S., Moog, U., Riess, A., Liegeois, F., Koolen, D. A., Amor, D. J., Kleefs Tags: Open access Cognitive and behavioural genetics Source Type: research