Brunner syndrome

Brunner syndrome
Other namesMonoamine oxidase A deficiency
This condition is inherited in an X-linked recessive manner.

Brunner syndrome is a rare genetic disorder associated with a mutation in the MAOA gene. It is characterized by lower than average IQ (typically about 85), problematic impulsive behavior (such as pyromania, hypersexuality and violence), sleep disorders and mood swings.[1][2] It was identified in fourteen males from one family in 1993.[1][3] It has since been discovered in additional families.[4]

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  2. ^ Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): 300615
  3. ^ Brunner HG; Nelen MR; van Zandvoort P; Abeling NGGM; van Gennip AH; Wolters EC; Kuiper MA; Ropers HH; van Oost BA (June 1993). "X-linked borderline mental retardation with prominent behavioral disturbance: phenotype, genetic localization, and evidence for disturbed monoamine metabolism". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 52 (6): 1032–9. PMC 1682278. PMID 8503438.
  4. ^ Piton A, Redin C, Mandel JL (August 2013). "XLID-causing mutations and associated genes challenged in light of data from large-scale human exome sequencing". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 93 (2): 368–83. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.013. PMC 3738825. PMID 23871722.
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