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Identification of candidate intergenic risk loci in autism spectrum disorder.
BMC genomics - 24 Jul 2013
Walker Susan, Scherer Stephen W
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BACKGROUND: Copy number variations (CNVs) and DNA sequence alterations affecting specific neuronal genes are established risk factors for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In what is largely considered a genetic condition, so far, these mutations account for ~20% of individuals having an ASD diagnosis. However, non-coding genomic sequence also contains functional elements introducing additional disease risk loci...
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