Divergent protein kinase domain 2A is a protein encoded in humans by the DIPK2A gene. It was highlighted in a screen for genes possibly related to autism. The authors propose that the gene should be renamed Deleted in autism-1 (DIA1). Experiments in a rat neuronal cell culture model suggested that this gene may be regulated directly or indirectly by MEF2 site binding proteins.
See also Heritability of autism
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