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As a component of the Rac-1 activated WAVE regulatory complex (WRC), ABI2 initiates the actin polymerization machinery Arp2\/3 to drive lamellipodia formation, and underlying key cellular processes such as axonal guidance, cell motility, and cell adhesion. Additionally, ABI2 acts as a substrate for non-receptor tyrosine kinases ABL1 and ABL2, with downstream effects controlling neuronal differentiation and migration involved in neocortical development.\n                <\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>\n                  Here, through exome sequencing and international collaborations, we identify eight unrelated individuals with severe neurodevelopmental delays linked to heterozygous\n                  <jats:italic>ABI2<\/jats:italic>\n                  missense variants, including a recurrent p.Tyr491Cys in the highly conserved SH3 domain in six individuals. These variants arose\n                  <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic>\n                  in cases where parental testing was available, and were associated with moderate to severe motor delay, absent or delayed expressive language, intellectual disability, seizures, autistic traits, as well as macrocephaly, thinning of the corpus callosum, and remarkable white matter signal abnormalities. 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