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Autism: the quest for the genes

Sykes, Nuala H., Lamb, Janine A.·2007·Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine

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Autism, at its most extreme, is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder, and recent studies have indicated that autism spectrum disorders are considerably more common than previously supposed. However, although one of the most heritable neuropsychiatric syndromes, autism has so far eluded attempts to discover its genetic origins in the majority of cases. Several whole-genome scans for autism-susceptibility loci have identified specific chromosomal regions, but the results have been inconclusive and fine mapping and association studies have failed to identify the underlying genes. Recent advances in knowledge from the Human Genome and HapMap Projects, and progress in technology and bioinformatic resources, have aided study design and made data generation more efficient and cost-effective. Broadening horizons about the landscape of structural genetic variation and the field of epigenetics are indicating new possible mechanisms underlying autism aetiology, while endophenotypes are being used in an attempt to break down the complexity of the syndrome and refine genetic data. Although the genetic variants underlying idiopathic autism have proven elusive so far, the future for this field looks promising.

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  • ASD is one of the most heritable psychiatric disorders, with heritability estimated at about 50% and monozygotic twin concordance rates between 70 and 90%.

    “Twin, family and population-based studies have shown ASD to be one of the most heritable of all psychiatric disorders, with heritability estimated at ~50% (see reviews in [119, 310]) and monozygotic twin concordance rates between 70 to 90% [1, 113, 139, 304, 344].”

    From Autism spectrum disorder: neuropathology and animal models (2017) · cites this paper as [344]

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Authors
Sykes, N. H., & Lamb, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Centre for Human Genetics (GB)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
Corresponding author
Lamb, Janine A.
Venue
Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine
Published
2007-09
Volume
9
Issue
24
Pages
1-15
ISSN
1462-3994 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2142715403
Cited by
58
References
111
Citations by year
2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, genetic susceptibility loci, autism genetics, heritability, epigenetics, endophenotypes, idiopathic autism, autism etiology, whole-genome association studies
MeSH terms
Autistic Disorder, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic Testing, Humans, Genetic Linkage, Male, Genome, Human, Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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