[HTML][HTML] Autism spectrum disorder: definition, epidemiology, causes, and clinical evaluation

H Hodges, C Fealko, N Soares - Translational pediatrics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits
in social communication and the presence of restricted interests and repetitive behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling healthcare access barriers for individuals with autism from diagnosis to adulthood

N Malik-Soni, A Shaker, H Luck, AE Mullin… - Pediatric …, 2022 - nature.com
Most individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—a complex, life-long developmental
disorder—do not have access to the care required to address their diverse health needs …

Integrating de novo and inherited variants in 42,607 autism cases identifies mutations in new moderate-risk genes

X Zhou, P Feliciano, C Shu, T Wang, I Astrovskaya… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
To capture the full spectrum of genetic risk for autism, we performed a two-stage analysis of
rare de novo and inherited coding variants in 42,607 autism cases, including 35,130 new …

Genomic architecture of autism from comprehensive whole-genome sequence annotation

B Trost, B Thiruvahindrapuram, AJS Chan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Fully understanding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genetics requires whole-genome
sequencing (WGS). We present the latest release of the Autism Speaks MSSNG resource …

The contributions of rare inherited and polygenic risk to ASD in multiplex families

M Cirnigliaro, TS Chang, SA Arteaga… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a complex genetic architecture involving contributions
from both de novo and inherited variation. Few studies have been designed to address the …

Spatial and cell type transcriptional landscape of human cerebellar development

KA Aldinger, Z Thomson, IG Phelps, P Haldipur… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The human neonatal cerebellum is one-fourth of its adult size yet contains the blueprint
required to integrate environmental cues with developing motor, cognitive and emotional …

Recent ultra-rare inherited variants implicate new autism candidate risk genes

AB Wilfert, TN Turner, SC Murali, PH Hsieh… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Autism is a highly heritable complex disorder in which de novo mutation (DNM) variation
contributes significantly to risk. Using whole-genome sequencing data from 3,474 families …

Large-scale targeted sequencing identifies risk genes for neurodevelopmental disorders

T Wang, K Hoekzema, D Vecchio, H Wu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Most genes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) were identified with an
excess of de novo mutations (DNMs) but the significance in case–control mutation burden …

A phenotypic spectrum of autism is attributable to the combined effects of rare variants, polygenic risk and sex

D Antaki, J Guevara, AX Maihofer, M Klein, M Gujral… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The genetic etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is multifactorial, but how
combinations of genetic factors determine risk is unclear. In a large family sample, we show …

SUPERGNOVA: local genetic correlation analysis reveals heterogeneous etiologic sharing of complex traits

Y Zhang, Q Lu, Y Ye, K Huang, W Liu, Y Wu, X Zhong… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Local genetic correlation quantifies the genetic similarity of complex traits in specific
genomic regions. However, accurate estimation of local genetic correlation remains …