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Evaluating heterogeneity in ASD symptomatology, cognitive ability, and adaptive functioning among 16p11.2 CNV carriers

Hudac, Caitlin M., Bove, Joanna, Barber, Shelley, Duyzend, Michael, Wallace, Ari, Martin, Christa Lese, Ledbetter, David H., Hanson, Ellen +5 more·2020·Autism Research

Abstract

Individuals with 16p11.2 copy number variant (CNV) show considerable phenotypic heterogeneity. Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is reported in approximately 20–23% of individuals with 16p11.2 CNVs, ASD‐associated symptoms are observed in those without a clinical ASD diagnosis. Previous work has shown that genetic variation and prenatal and perinatal birth complications influence ASD risk and symptom severity. This study examined the impact of genetic and environmental risk factors on phenotypic heterogeneity among 16p11.2 CNV carriers. Participants included individuals with a 16p11.2 deletion (N = 96) or duplication (N = 77) with exome sequencing from the Simons VIP study. The presence of prenatal factors, perinatal events, additional genetic events, and gender was studied. Regression analyses examined the contribution of each risk factor on ASD symptomatology, cognitive functioning, and adaptive abilities. For deletion carriers, perinatal and additional genetic events were associated with increased ASD symptomatology and decrements in cognitive and adaptive functioning. For duplication carriers, secondary genetic events were associated with greater cognitive impairments. Being female sex was a protective factor for both deletion and duplication carriers. Our findings suggest that ASD‐associated risk factors contribute to the variability in symptom presentation in individuals with 16p11.2 CNVs. Lay Summary: There are a wide range of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms and abilities observed for individuals with genetic changes of the 16p11.2 region. Here, we found perinatal complications contributed to more severe ASD symptoms (deletion carriers) and additional genetic mutations contributed to decreased cognitive abilities (deletion and duplication carriers). A potential protective factor was also observed for females with 16p11.2 variations. Autism Res 2020, 13: 1300–1310. © 2020 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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    “In agreement with this, the ratio of males to females with either ASD or ID shows a male predominance in both 16p11.2 CNVs [57], suggesting that being female is a protective factor when predicting overall ASD severity in either 16p11.2 CNV [58].”

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Hudac, C. M., Bove, J., Barber, S., Duyzend, M., Wallace, A., Martin, C. L., Ledbetter, D. H., Hanson, E., Goin‐Kochel, R. P., Green‐Snyder, L., Chung, W. K., Eichler, E. E., & Bernier, R. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Alabama (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Department of School Psychology University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
  • Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute (US)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • Simons Foundation (US)
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Hudac, Caitlin M.
Venue
Autism Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-06-28
Volume
13
Issue
8
Pages
1300-1310
ISSN
  • 1939-3792 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-3806
OpenAlex
W3037492800
Cited by
31
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 2
FWCI
2.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Autism Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Simons Foundation (#198677)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, phenotypic heterogeneity, 16p11.2 deletion, 16p11.2 duplication, perinatal complications, prenatal risk factors, cognitive function, adaptive behavior, sex differences
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adult, Child, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16, Cognition, Female, Heterozygote, Humans, Male, Pregnancy, DNA Copy Number Variations

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