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Array-CGH Analysis in a Cohort of Phenotypically Well-Characterized Individuals with "Essential" Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Feb 2018
Napoli Eleonora, Russo Serena, Casula Laura, Alesi Viola, Amendola Filomena Alessandra, Angioni Adriano, Novelli Antonio, Valeri Giovanni, Menghini Deny, Vicari Stefano
Abstract excerpt
Copy-number variants (CNVs) are associated with susceptibility to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To detect the presence of CNVs, we conducted an array-comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) analysis in 133 children with "essential" ASD phenotype. Genetic analyses documented that 12 children had causative CNVs (C-CNVs), 29 children had non-causative CNVs (NC-CNVs) and 92 children without CNVs (W-CNVs)....
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