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CHD8 intragenic deletion associated with autism spectrum disorder.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Stolerman Elliot S, Smith Brooke, Chaubey Alka, Jones Julie R
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders that are highly heritable. De novo genomic alterations are considered an important cause of autism spectrum disorders. Recent research has shown that de novo loss-of-function mutations in the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 8 (CHD8) gene are associated with an increased risk of ASD. We describe a single case of an...
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