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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2014

Towards a molecular characterization of autism spectrum disorders: an exome sequencing and systems approach.

J Y An, A S Cristino, Q Zhao, J Edson, S M Williams, D Ravine, J Wray, V M Marshall, A Hunt, A J O Whitehouse and 1 more

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

J Y AnQueensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
A S CristinoQueensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Q ZhaoQueensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
J EdsonQueensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
S M WilliamsQueensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
D RavineSchool of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perth, WA, Australia.
J WrayState Child Development Centre, Child and Adolescent Health Service, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia.
V M MarshallQueensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
A HuntTelethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.
A J O Whitehouse1] Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia [2] Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autism CRC), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
C Claudianos1] Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia [2] Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autism CRC), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
University of Queensland · AUAutism CRC · AUPrincess Margaret Hospital for Children · AUUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

Medical Research Council APP1004065Medical Research Council APP1008125
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hypothetical 'AXAS' gene network model that profiles functional patterns of heterogeneous DNA variants overrepresented in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), X-linked intellectual disability, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and schizophrenia was used in this current study to analyze whole exome sequencing data from an Australian ASD cohort. An optimized DNA variant filtering pipeline was used to identify loss-of-function DNA variations. Inherited variants from parents with a broader autism phenotype and de novo variants were found to be significantly associated with ASD. Gene ontology analysis revealed that putative rare causal variants cluster in key neurobiological processes and are overrepresented in functions involving neuronal development, signal transduction and synapse development including the neurexin trans-synaptic complex. We also show how a complex gene network model can be used to fine map combinations of inherited and de novo variations in families with ASD that converge in the L1CAM pathway. Our results provide an important step forward in the molecular characterization of ASD with potential for developing a tool to analyze the pathogenesis of individual affected families.

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RegistriesAdultChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveExomeFemaleGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHumansMaleNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1PhenotypeNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1

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PMID24893065
PMCPMC4080319
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