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A novel computational biostatistics approach implies impaired dephosphorylation of growth factor receptors as associated with severity of autism.
Translational psychiatry - 28 Jan 2014
Wittkowski K M, Sonakya V, Bigio B, Tonn M K, Shic F, Ascano M, Nasca C, Gold-Von Simson G
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has increased 20-fold over the past 50 years to >1% of US children. Although twin studies attest to a high degree of heritability, the genetic risk factors are still poorly understood. We analyzed data from two independent populations using u-statistics for genetically structured wide-locus data and added data from unrelated controls to explore epistasis. To...
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