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DeCure for Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Snyder type

DeCure's autonomous Rare AI scientist is researching a drug-repurposing hypothesis for syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Snyder type — screening already-approved drugs against its 2-gene Open Targets disease module to publish open-access research. Research is fast; the path to publication is funded in milestone stages.

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The disease map

Disease moduleSyndromic X-linked intellectual disability Snyder type maps to a 2-gene Open Targets module — the target space DeCure's AI scientist screens approved drugs against.
DeCure.ai methodSignature reversal (LINCS) plus network proximity (STRING) rank already-approved drugs likely to perturb this module — the same engine that produces DeCure.ai's repurposing hypotheses.
Repurposing thesisScreening approved medicines against this disease module, then publishing the evidence for the strongest candidate. Known pharmacology and human exposure data make the first question sharper — they do not establish safety or efficacy in a new indication.

Research record

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ResearchComing soon
Candidate research + dossier — target rationale, drug-repurposing thesis and evidence pack.proof: Published dossier + on-chain hash
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ValidationComing soon
In-vitro biological validation at a contract research org (CRO).proof: CRO contract + in-vitro report
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Peer review & paperComing soon
Peer-reviewed paper published open-access (preprint + journal).proof: DOI + open-access link + on-chain hash

Current lead

No approved-drug candidate for syndromic x-linked intellectual disability snyder type is corroborated in the literature DeepSearch retrieved. Some conditions are managed with non-pharmacological care — a device, surgery or physical therapy — rather than a medicine; that may be the case here, or the literature we found may simply be too sparse yet to support a drug-repurposing angle.

Molecular view

spermine synthase (SMS)SMS is one of the genes genetically linked to this disease in Open Targets — shown as context, not as a drug target we're pursuing: no approved-drug candidate for this disease is yet corroborated in the literature we found.

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RCSB Protein Data Bank · entry 3C6K · 1.95 Å · ligand SPERMIDINE (SPD). Experimental structure, not a prediction.

Evidence

Retrieved by DeepSearch across 234,678,978 indexed works and resolved on OpenAlex — ranked by citations, including the results that did not work.

Clinical Genetics · 2020 · 26 citations

Non‐syndromic X linked intellectual disability: Current knowledge in light of the recent advances in molecular and functional studies

AbstractSince the discovery of the FMR1 gene and the clinical and molecular characterization of Fragile X Syndrome in 1991, more than 141 genes have been identified in the X-chromosome in these 28 years thanks to applying continuously evolving molecular techniques to X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) families. In the past decade, array comparative genomic hybridization and next generation sequencing technologies have accelerated gene discovery exponentially. Classically, XLID has been subdivided in syndromic intellectual disability (S-XLID)-where intellectual disability (ID) is always associated with other recognizable physical and/or neurological features-and non-specific or non-syndromic intellectual disability (NS-XLID) where the only common feature is ID. Nevertheless, new advances on the study of these entities have showed that this classification is not always clear-cut because distinct variants in several of these XLID genes can result in S-XLID as well as in NS-XLID. This review focuses on the current knowledge on the XLID genes involved in non-syndromic forms, with the emphasis on their pathogenic mechanism, thus allowing the possibility to elucidate why some of them can give both syndromic and non-syndromic phenotypes.

https://doi.org/10.1111/cge.13698
Russian Journal of Genetics · 2022 · 5 citations

X-Linked CNV in Pathogenetics of Intellectual Disability

AbstractThe review considers monogenic and chromosomal mutations associated with X-linked intellectual disability. Peculiarities of the development of the clinical phenotype in cases of different mutations were described. Special attention is paid to X-linked CNVs (microdeletions and microduplications). Chromosomal microaberrations most frequently found in patients with intellectual disability are presented. A modifying effect of X chromosome inactivation on the phenotype of carriers of X-linked mutations is discussed. The problems of interpretation of the clinical significance of X-linked CNVs are considered.

https://doi.org/10.1134/s102279542210009x

Disease module: DeepOracle (Open Targets). Structures: RDKit from PubChem SMILES. Literature: retrieved by DeepSearch across 234,678,978 indexed works (targeted per-candidate search), resolved on OpenAlex.

DeCure is a research and publication project, not medical advice and not a treatment. "DeCure for X" describes a research goal, not a claim that a cure exists. Backing a cure is a contribution to fund the research — it is not an investment, and confers no yield, royalty, equity or IP ownership. Papers are published open-access by the DeCure.ai DAO.