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Results Both missense p.T232I and p.E296D variants affect evolutionarily conserved amino acids and are expected to interfere with the interface between RBBP5 and the histones. In Drosophila, ubiquitous overexpression of human RBBP5 is lethal in the larval developmental stage. Loss of Rbbp5 leads to a reduction in brain size, and the human reference, p.T232I, or p.E296D variant transgenes fail to rescue loss of Rbbp5. Expression of either missense variant in an Rbbp5 null background results in a less severe microcephaly phenotype than the human reference, indicating both p.T232I and p.E296D variants are loss-of-function alleles. Conclusion De novo heterozygous variants in RBBP5 are associated with a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder. 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