In 2014, in a study led by Dr. [[Sylvane Desrivières]], of [[King's College London]]'s [[Institute of Psychiatry]] found that "teenagers who had a highly functioning NPTN gene performed better in intelligence tests"<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10631319/Is-intelligence-written-in-the-genes.html Is intelligence written in the genes?]</ref><ref>[http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5974/20140211/researchers-find-gene-links-grey-matter-intelligence.htm Researchers Find Gene that Links Grey Matter with Intelligence]</ref><ref>[http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2013197a.html Single nucleotide polymorphism in the neuroplastin locus associates with cortical thickness and intellectual ability in adolescents]</ref>
In 2014, in a study led by Dr. [[Sylvane Desrivières]], of [[King's College London]]'s [[Institute of Psychiatry]] found that "teenagers who had a highly functioning NPTN gene performed better in intelligence tests"<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10631319/Is-intelligence-written-in-the-genes.html Is intelligence written in the genes?]</ref><ref>[http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5974/20140211/researchers-find-gene-links-grey-matter-intelligence.htm Researchers Find Gene that Links Grey Matter with Intelligence]</ref><ref>[http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2013197a.html Single nucleotide polymorphism in the neuroplastin locus associates with cortical thickness and intellectual ability in adolescents]</ref>
Neuroplastin is a type I transmembrane protein belonging to the Ig superfamily. The protein is believed to be involved in cell-cell interactions or cell-substrate interactions. The alpha and beta transcripts show differential localization within the brain.[3]
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