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Autism and Cancer Share Risk Genes, Pathways, and Drug Targets.
Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Mar 2016
Crawley Jacqueline N, Heyer Wolf-Dietrich, LaSalle Janine M
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, diagnosed behaviorally by social and communication deficits, repetitive behaviors, and restricted interests. Recent genome-wide exome sequencing has revealed extensive overlap in risk genes for autism and for cancer. Understanding the genetic commonalities of autism(s) and cancer(s), with a focus on mechanistic pathways, could lead to repurposed therapeutics.
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