Common genetic variants, acting additively, are a major source of risk for autism

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are early onset neurodevelopmental syndromes typified by impairments in reciprocal social interaction and communication, accompanied by restricted and repetitive behaviors. While rare and especially de novo genetic variation are kn...

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Main Authors:	Klei Lambertus, Sanders Stephan J, Murtha Michael T, Hus Vanessa, Lowe Jennifer K, Willsey A, Moreno-De-Luca Daniel, Yu Timothy W, Fombonne Eric, Geschwind Daniel, Grice Dorothy E, Ledbetter David H, Lord Catherine, Mane Shrikant M, Martin Christa, Martin Donna M, Morrow Eric M, Walsh Christopher A, Melhem Nadine M, Chaste Pauline, Sutcliffe James S, State Matthew W, Cook Edwin H, Roeder Kathryn, Devlin Bernie
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	BMC 2012-10-01
Series:	Molecular Autism
Subjects:	Narrow-sense heritability Multiplex Simplex Quantitative genetics
Online Access:	http://www.molecularautism.com/content/3/1/9
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