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Association of GTF2i in the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region with autism spectrum disorders.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Jul 2012
Malenfant Patrick, Liu Xudong, Hudson Melissa L, Qiao Ying, Hrynchak Monica, Riendeau Noémie, Hildebrand M Jeannette, Cohen Ira L, Chudley Albert E, Forster-Gibson Cynthia, Mickelson Elizabeth C R, Rajcan-Separovic Evica, Lewis M E Suzanne, Holden Jeanette J A
Abstract excerpt
Duplications of 7q11.23, deleted in Williams-Beuren Syndrome, have been implicated in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). A 1.5 Mb duplication was identified in one girl with severe expressive language deficits and anxiety among 1,142 ASD individuals screened for this duplication. Family-based association studies of Tag-SNPs in three genes (STX1A , CYLN2 and GTF2i) in two multiplex autism family cohorts revealed...
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