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ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2017

Autism genetics: opportunities and challenges for clinical translation.

Jacob A S Vorstman, Jeremy R Parr, Daniel Moreno-De-Luca, Richard J L Anney, John I Nurnberger, Joachim F Hallmayer

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Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 219 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

219 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Zinc deficiency and zinc/copper ratio imbalance in autism spectrum disorder: a reanalysis of six multinational studies.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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  16. Genetic Testing History in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jacob A S VorstmanDepartment of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3485 Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jeremy R ParrInstitute of Neuroscience, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.
Daniel Moreno-De-LucaDivision of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
Richard J L AnneyMedical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK.
John I NurnbergerDepartment of Psychiatry, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine.
Joachim F HallmayerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L010305/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic studies have revealed the involvement of hundreds of gene variants in autism. Their risk effects are highly variable, and they are frequently related to other conditions besides autism. However, many different variants converge on common biological pathways. These findings indicate that aetiological heterogeneity, variable penetrance and genetic pleiotropy are pervasive characteristics of autism genetics. Although this advancing insight should improve clinical care, at present there is a substantial discrepancy between research knowledge and its clinical application. In this Review, we discuss the current challenges and opportunities for the translation of autism genetics knowledge into clinical practice.

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Autistic DisorderGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotyping TechniquesHumans

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PMID28260791

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