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ArticleNature communications2014

Recurrent de novo mutations implicate novel genes underlying simplex autism risk.

B J O'Roak, H A Stessman, E A Boyle, K T Witherspoon, B Martin, C Lee, L Vives, C Baker, J B Hiatt, D A Nickerson and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 218 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

218 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

B J O'RoakDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
H A StessmanDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
E A BoyleDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
K T WitherspoonDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
B MartinDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
C LeeDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
L VivesDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
C BakerDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
J B HiattDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
D A NickersonDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
R BernierDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
J ShendureDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
E E Eichler1] Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA [2] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.

Funding

University of Washington Medical Scientist Training Program: MD/PhDT32GM007266 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI HORWITZ, MARSHALL S. · 1985 to 2023
$30.4M
Sporadic Mutations and Autism Spectrum DisordersR01MH101221 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI EICHLER, EVAN · 2013 to 2025
$9.2M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007266NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH101221
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a strong but complex genetic component. Here we report on the resequencing of 64 candidate neurodevelopmental disorder risk genes in 5,979 individuals: 3,486 probands and 2,493 unaffected siblings. We find a strong burden of de novo point mutations for these genes and specifically implicate nine genes. These include CHD2 and SYNGAP1, genes previously reported in related disorders, and novel genes TRIP12 and PAX5. We also show that mutation carriers generally have lower IQs and enrichment for seizures. These data begin to distinguish genetically distinct subtypes of autism important for aetiological classification and future therapeutics.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAutistic DisorderBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsFamilyHumansIntelligenceIntelligence TestsMutationPAX5 Transcription Factorras GTPase-Activating ProteinsRiskSequence Analysis, DNAUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCarrier ProteinsCHD2 protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsPAX5 protein, humanPAX5 Transcription Factorras GTPase-Activating ProteinsSYNGAP1 protein, humanTRIP12 protein, humanUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID25418537
PMCPMC4249945

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