TY - JOUR
T1 - Oligogenic heterozygosity in individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders
AU - Schaaf, Christian P.
AU - Sabo, Aniko
AU - Sakai, Yasunari
AU - Crosby, Jacy
AU - Muzny, Donna
AU - Hawes, Alicia
AU - Lewis, Lora
AU - Akbar, Humeira
AU - Varghese, Robin
AU - Boerwinkle, Eric
AU - Gibbs, Richard A.
AU - Zoghbi, Huda Y.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of neuro-developmental disorders. While significant progress has been made in the identification of genes and copy number variants associated with syndromic autism, little is known to date about the etiology of idiopathic non-syndromic autism. Sanger sequencing of 21 known autism susceptibility genes in 339 individuals with high-functioning, idiopathic ASD revealed de novo mutations in at least one of these genes in 6 of 339 probands (1.8%). Additionally, multiple events of oligogenic heterozygosity were seen, affecting 23 of 339 probands (6.8%). Screening of a control population for novel coding variants in CACNA1C, CDKL5, HOXA1, SHANK3, TSC1, TSC2 and UBE3A by the same sequencing technology revealed that controls were carriers of oligogenic heterozygous events at significantly (P < 0.01) lower rate, suggesting oligogenic heterozygosity as a new potential mechanism in the pathogenesis of ASDs.
AB - Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of neuro-developmental disorders. While significant progress has been made in the identification of genes and copy number variants associated with syndromic autism, little is known to date about the etiology of idiopathic non-syndromic autism. Sanger sequencing of 21 known autism susceptibility genes in 339 individuals with high-functioning, idiopathic ASD revealed de novo mutations in at least one of these genes in 6 of 339 probands (1.8%). Additionally, multiple events of oligogenic heterozygosity were seen, affecting 23 of 339 probands (6.8%). Screening of a control population for novel coding variants in CACNA1C, CDKL5, HOXA1, SHANK3, TSC1, TSC2 and UBE3A by the same sequencing technology revealed that controls were carriers of oligogenic heterozygous events at significantly (P < 0.01) lower rate, suggesting oligogenic heterozygosity as a new potential mechanism in the pathogenesis of ASDs.
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U2 - 10.1093/hmg/ddr243
DO - 10.1093/hmg/ddr243
M3 - Article
C2 - 21624971
AN - SCOPUS:80051674258
SN - 0964-6906
VL - 20
SP - 3366
EP - 3375
JO - Human Molecular Genetics
JF - Human Molecular Genetics
IS - 17
M1 - ddr243
ER -