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Homozygous mutations in the Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit-associated protein 2 gene <jats:italic>CDK5RAP2<\/jats:italic> are the cause of MCPH3. Despite considerable interest in MCPH as a model disorder for brain development, the underlying pathomechanism has not been definitively established and only four pedigrees with three <jats:italic>CDK5RAP2<\/jats:italic> mutations have been reported. Specifically for MCPH3, no detailed radiological or histological descriptions exist.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods\/Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We sought to characterize the clinical and radiological features and pathological cellular processes that contribute to the human MCPH3 phenotype. Haplotype analysis using microsatellite markers around the MCPH1-7 and <jats:italic>PNKP<\/jats:italic> loci in an Italian family with two sons with primary microcephaly, revealed possible linkage to the MCPH3 locus. Sequencing of the coding exons and exon\/intron splice junctions of the <jats:italic>CDK5RAP2<\/jats:italic> gene identified homozygosity for the novel nonsense mutation, c.4441C\u2009&gt;\u2009T (p.Arg1481*), in both affected sons. cMRI showed microcephaly, simplified gyral pattern and hypogenesis of the corpus callosum. The cellular phenotype was assessed in EBV-transformed lymphocyte cell lines established from the two affected sons and compared with healthy male controls. CDK5RAP2 protein levels were below detection level in immortalized lymphocytes from the patients. Moreover, mitotic spindle defects and disrupted \u03b3-tubulin localization to the centrosome were apparent.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>These results suggest that spindle defects and a disruption of centrosome integrity play an important role in the development of microcephaly in MCPH3.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1750-1172-8-59","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,15]],"date-time":"2013-04-15T10:52:15Z","timestamp":1366023135000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":33,"title":["Clinical and cellular features in patients with primary autosomal recessive microcephaly and a novel CDK5RAP2 mutation"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Lina","family":"Issa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katrin","family":"Mueller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katja","family":"Seufert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nadine","family":"Kraemer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Henning","family":"Rosenkotter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Olaf","family":"Ninnemann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Buob","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Angela M","family":"Kaindl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Deborah J","family":"Morris-Rosendahl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"556_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"458","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejpn.2008.07.010","volume":"13","author":"AM Kaindl","year":"2009","unstructured":"Kaindl AM, Passemard S, Gressens P: Autosomal recessive primary microcephalies (MCPH). 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