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Runs of homozygosity associated with speech delay in autism in a taiwanese han population: evidence for the recessive model.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lin Ping-I, Kuo Po-Hsiu, Chen Chia-Hsiang, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Gau Susan S-F, Wu Yu-Yu, Liu Shih-Kai
Abstract excerpt
Runs of homozygosity (ROH) may play a role in complex diseases. In the current study, we aimed to test if ROHs are linked to the risk of autism and related language impairment. We analyzed 546,080 SNPs in 315 Han Chinese affected with autism and 1,115 controls. ROH was defined as an extended homozygous haplotype spanning at least 500 kb. Relative extended haplotype homozygosity (REHH) for the trait-associated ROH...
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