The Claim

Missense variants are the most frequently observed type of genetic variation in the GAMT, GATM, and SLC6A8 genes among individuals diagnosed with cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes, as determined by analysis of 181 curated variants from public and published literature databases.

Source: ClinGen variant curation expert panel recommendations for classification of variants in GAMT, GATM and SLC6A8 for cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes.

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In plain English

In people with certain brain-related creatine disorders, the most common DNA changes found in three key genes are a type called 'missense' — meaning a small typo that changes one building block of a protein.

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Missense variants are the most frequently observed type of genetic variation in GAMT, GATM, and SLC6A8 among individuals with cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes, based on analysis of 181 curated variants in public and literature databases.

What the research says

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  1. Study: ClinGen variant curation expert panel recommendations for classification of variants in GAMT, GATM and SLC6A8 for cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes.

    The study looked at 181 DNA changes in three genes linked to a brain disorder and found that the most common type of change was 'missense,' which matches the claim exactly.

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