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Language impairment and dyslexia genes influence language skills in children with autism spectrum disorders.

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Eicher, John D., Gruen, Jeffrey R.·2015·Autism Research

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Language and communication development is a complex process influenced by numerous environmental and genetic factors. Many neurodevelopment disorders include deficits in language and communication skills in their diagnostic criteria, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), language impairment (LI), and dyslexia. These disorders are polygenic and complex with a significant genetic component contributing to each. The similarity of language phenotypes and comorbidity of these disorders suggest that they may share genetic contributors. To test this, we examined the association of genes previously implicated in dyslexia, LI, and/or language‐related traits with language skills in children with ASD. We used genetic and language data collected in the A utism G enome R esearch E xchange (AGRE) and S imons S implex C ollection (SSC) cohorts to perform a meta‐analysis on performance on a receptive vocabulary task. There were associations with LI risk gene ATP2C2 and dyslexia risk gene MRPL19. Additionally, we found suggestive evidence of association with CMIP, GCFC2, KIAA0319L, the DYX 2 locus (ACOT13, GPLD1, and FAM65B), and DRD2. Our results show that LI and dyslexia genes also contribute to language traits in children with ASD. These associations add to the growing literature of generalist genes that contribute to multiple related neurobehavioral traits. Future studies should examine whether other genetic contributors may be shared among these disorders and how risk variants interact with each other and the environment to modify clinical presentations. Autism Res 2015, 8: 229–234. © 2014 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Authors
Eicher, J. D., & Gruen, J. R.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Gruen, Jeffrey R.
Venue
Autism Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-12
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
229-234
ISSN
  • 1939-3792 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-3806
OpenAlex
W1519469912
Cited by
48
References
46
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FWCI
0.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Autism Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH (T32 GM007223, F31 DC012270)
  • Manton Family Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, language impairment, dyslexia, language skills, risk genes, receptive vocabulary, DRD2, CMIP, children
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Calcium-Transporting ATPases, Child, Dyslexia, Female, Genetic Markers, Humans, Language Development Disorders, Male, Ribosomal Proteins, Vocabulary, Mitochondrial Proteins

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