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microcephalinnoun
A protein and associated gene responsible for microcephaly
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Microcephalin
Microcephalin (MCPH1) is a gene that is expressed during fetal brain development. Certain mutations in MCPH1, when homozygous, cause primary microcephaly—a severely diminished brain. Hence, it has been assumed that variants have a role in brain development. However, in normal individuals no effect on mental ability or behavior has yet been demonstrated in either this or another similarly studied microcephaly gene, ASPM. However, an association has been established between normal variation in brain structure, as measured with MRI (i.e., primarily cortical surface area and total brain volume) but only in females, and common genetic variants within both the MCPH1 gene and another similarly studied microcephaly gene, CDK5RAP2.
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Microcephalin
Microcephalin is one of six genes causing primary microcephaly when non-functional mutations exist in the homozygous state. Derived from the Greek words for "small" and "head", this condition is characterised by a severely diminished brain. Hence it has been assumed that variants have a role in brain development, but in normal individuals no effect on mental ability or behavior has yet been demonstrated in either this or another similarly studied microcephaly gene, ASPM. However, an association has been established between normal variation in brain structure as measured with MRI and common genetic variants within both the MCPH1 gene and another similarly studied microcephaly gene, CDK5RAP2.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of microcephalin in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of microcephalin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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