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Resequencing and Association Analysis of CLN8 with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Japanese Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Inoue Emiko, Watanabe Yuichiro, Xing Jingrui, Kushima Itaru, Egawa Jun, Okuda Shujiro, Hoya Satoshi, Okada Takashi, Uno Yota, Ishizuka Kanako, Sugimoto Atsunori, Igeta Hirofumi, Nunokawa Ayako, Sugiyama Toshiro, Ozaki Norio, Someya Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Rare variations contribute substantially to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) liability. We recently performed whole-exome sequencing in two families with affected siblings and then carried out a follow-up study and identified ceroid-lipofuscinosis neuronal 8 (epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation) (CLN8) as a potential genetic risk factor for ASD. To further investigate the role of CLN8 in the genetic...
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