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Low load for disruptive mutations in autism genes and their biased transmission.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Oct 2015
Iossifov Ivan, Levy Dan, Allen Jeremy, Ye Kenny, Ronemus Michael, Lee Yoon-Ha, Yamrom Boris, Wigler Michael
Abstract excerpt
We previously computed that genes with de novo (DN) likely gene-disruptive (LGD) mutations in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have high vulnerability: disruptive mutations in many of these genes, the vulnerable autism genes, will have a high likelihood of resulting in ASD. Because individuals with ASD have lower fecundity, such mutations in autism genes would be under strong negative selection...
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