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DUF1220 dosage is linearly associated with increasing severity of the three primary symptoms of autism.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Davis Jonathan M, Searles Veronica B, Anderson Nathan, Keeney Jonathon, Dumas Laura, Sikela James M
Abstract excerpt
One of the three most frequently documented copy number variations associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a 1q21.1 duplication that encompasses sequences encoding DUF1220 protein domains, the dosage of which we previously implicated in increased human brain size. Further, individuals with ASD frequently display accelerated brain growth and a larger brain size that is also associated with increased...
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