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Title: Etiology of autism spectrum disorder: a genomics perspective.

Authors: Connolly, John J; Hakonarson, Hakon

Published In Curr Psychiatry Rep, (2014 Nov)

Abstract: In recent years, considerable progress has been made in understanding the genomic basis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Hundreds of variants have been proposed as predisposing to ASD, and the challenge now is to validate candidates and to understand how gene networks interact to produce ASD phenotypes. Genome-wide association and second-generation sequencing studies in particular have provided important indications about how to understand ASD on a molecular level, and we are beginning to see these experimental approaches translate into novel treatments and diagnostic tests. We review key studies in the field over the past five years and discuss some of the remaining technological and methodological challenges that remain.

PubMed ID: 25212713 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/genetics*; Genomics/methods*; Humans

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