Review Article

Molecular and Cellular Basis of Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly

Table 1

Gene table: autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH).

GeneLocusGene productReferences (gene and/or locus)OMIM

MCPH1 MICROCEPHALIN MCPH1MICROCEPHALIN[40]607117
WDR62 (WD repeat-containing protein 62) MCPH2WDR62[169]613583
CDK5RAP2 (CDK5 regulatory subunit-associated protein 2) MCPH3CDK5RAP2[170]608201
CASC5 (cancer susceptibility candidate 5) MCPH4CASC5[171]609173
ASPM (abnormal spindle-like microcephaly-associated protein) MCPH5ASPM[172]605481
CENPJ (centromere protein J) MCPH6CENPJ[15]609279
STIL (SCL/TAL1-interrupting locus) MCPH7STIL[25]181590
CEP135 (centrosomal protein of 135 kDa) MCPH8CEP135[26]611423
CEP152 (centrosomal protein of 152 kDa) MCPH9CEP152[27]613529
ZNF335 (zinc finger protein 335) MCPH10ZNF335[156]610827
PHC1 (polyhomeotic-like protein 1) MCPH11PHC1[157]602978
CDK6 (cyclin-dependent kinase 6) CDK6[29]603368