One variant involves a gene that makes CLTCL1, which is a really interesting protein. When a cell takes in things from the outside membrane, it pulls itself in like a basket to pull things in. It does this in all kinds of cells, including nerve cells. He has two copies of an unusual variant that makes a grossly different version of the protein than most people produce. Here's a gene that's central to how nerve cells communicate with each other, so it's curious to us to see a grossly different protein variant. It's thought provoking.
