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Insufficient Evidence for "Autism-Specific" Genes.
American journal of human genetics - 7 May 2020
Myers Scott M, Challman Thomas D, Bernier Raphael, Bourgeron Thomas, Chung Wendy K, Constantino John N, Eichler Evan E, Jacquemont Sebastien, Miller David T, Mitchell Kevin J, Zoghbi Huda Y, Martin Christa Lese, Ledbetter David H
Abstract excerpt
Despite evidence that deleterious variants in the same genes are implicated across multiple neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, there has been considerable interest in identifying genes that, when mutated, confer risk that is largely specific for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, we review the findings and limitations of recent efforts to identify relatively "autism-specific" genes, efforts...
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