Loss of RUBCN causes autophagy overdrive in a neurodevelopmental disorder with age-dependent neurodegeneration
Stéphanie Efthymiou, Keisuke Tabata, Hormos Salimi Dafsari, Emil Schober, Christian Latza, Mine Isaoglu, Anwar Abuelrub, Abolfazl Rad, Zahra Firoozfar, Valentina Turchetti, Renee Q Lin, Reza Maroofian, Sarah Wiethoff, Erum Afzal, Faisal Zafar, , Henry Houlden
This study identifies RUBCN variants in neurodevelopmental disorders and shows they cause autophagy overdrive, leading to neurodegeneration.
medRxiv · Sep 1, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine