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Enrichment of a subset of Neanderthal polymorphisms in autistic probands and siblings.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Nov 2024
Pauly Rini, Johnson Layla, Feltus F Alex, Casanova Emily L
Abstract excerpt
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals underwent hybridization during the Middle/Upper Paleolithic age, culminating in retention of small amounts of Neanderthal-derived DNA in the modern human genome. In the current study, we address the potential roles Neanderthal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) may be playing in autism susceptibility in samples of black non-Hispanic, white Hispanic, and white non-Hispanic people...
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