Yet, the functional relevance of NLGN1 to ASD is supported by a recent report identified a duplication of the NLGN1 gene in an autistic patient with mild intellectual disability [49], as well as by functional studies demonstrating a role for this gene in neurite outgrowth via interactions with the ASD-associated gene NRXN1 [50]. The gene discussed is NLGN1; the disease is Intellectual disability.