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Genome-wide Association Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the East Asian Populations.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Mar 2016
Liu Xiaoxi, Shimada Takafumi, Otowa Takeshi, Wu Yu-Yu, Kawamura Yoshiya, Tochigi Mamoru, Iwata Yasuhide, Umekage Tadashi, Toyota Tomoko, Maekawa Motoko, Iwayama Yoshimi, Suzuki Katsuaki, Kakiuchi Chihiro, Kuwabara Hitoshi, Kano Yukiko, Nishida Hisami, Sugiyama Toshiro, Kato Nobumasa, Chen Chia-Hsiang, Mori Norio, Yamada Kazuo, Yoshikawa Takeo, Kasai Kiyoto, Tokunaga Katsushi, Sasaki Tsukasa, Gau Susan Shur-Fen
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorder is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder with strong genetic basis. To identify common genetic variations conferring the risk of ASD, we performed a two-stage genome-wide association study using ASD family and healthy control samples obtained from East Asian populations. A total of 166 ASD families (n = 500) and 642 healthy controls from the Japanese population were used as the...
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