Biallelic variants in RNU2-2 cause the most prevalent known recessive neurodevelopmental disorder
Daniel Greene, Rodrigo Mendez, Jonathan Gill Lees, Mafalda Barbosa, Alessandro Bruselles, Luigi Chiriatti, Federico Ferraro, Cecilia Mancini, Rachel Schot, Frank Sleutels, Enrico Bertini, Devon E. Bonner, Arjan Bouman, A. N. Brooks, Thomas A. Cassini, , Ernest Turro
The paper identifies biallelic variants in RNU2-2 as a common cause of recessive neurodevelopmental disorders, showing higher prevalence than the dominant form in England.
Nature Genetics · Mar 30, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine