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Gene Disrupting Mutations Associated with Regression in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Nov 2017
Goin-Kochel Robin P, Trinh Sandy, Barber Shelley, Bernier Raphael
Abstract excerpt
Approximately one-third of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reportedly lose skills within the first 3 years, yet a causal mechanism remains elusive. Considering evidence of strong genetic effects for ASD and findings that distinct phenotypes in ASD associate with specific genetic events, we examined rates of parent-reported regression in the Simons Simplex Collection with likely gene disrupting...
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