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Sperm DNA methylation epimutation biomarker for paternal offspring autism susceptibility.
Clinical epigenetics - 7 Jan 2021
Garrido Nicolás, Cruz Fabio, Egea Rocio Rivera, Simon Carlos, Sadler-Riggleman Ingrid, Beck Daniel, Nilsson Eric, Ben Maamar Millissia, Skinner Michael K
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BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased over tenfold over the past several decades and appears predominantly associated with paternal transmission. Although genetics is anticipated to be a component of ASD etiology, environmental epigenetics is now also thought to be an important factor. Epigenetic alterations, such as DNA methylation, have been correlated with ASD. The current study was designed...
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