Rare variants and the oligogenic architecture of autism.

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Most large-scale genetic studies of autism have focused on the discovery of genes by proving an enrichment of de novo mutations (DNMs) in autism probands or characterizing polygenic risk based on the association of common variants. We present evidence in support of an oligogenic model where two or more ultrarare mutations of more modest effect are preferentially transmitted to children with autism. Such private...

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