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Recessive gene disruptions in autism spectrum disorder

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Autism Sequencing Consortium, Doan, Ryan N., Lim, Elaine T., De Rubeis, Silvia, Betancur, Catalina, Cutler, David J., Chiocchetti, Andreas G., Overman, Lynne M. +7 more·2019·Nature Genetics

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects up to 1 in 59 individuals 1. Genome-wide association and large-scale sequencing studies strongly implicate both common variants 2-4 and rare de novo variants 5-10 in ASD. Recessive mutations have also been implicated 11-14 but their contribution remains less well defined. Here we demonstrate an excess of biallelic loss-of-function and damaging missense mutations in a large ASD cohort, corresponding to approximately 5% of total cases, including 10% of females, consistent with a female protective effect. We document biallelic disruption of known or emerging recessive neurodevelopmental genes (CA2, DDHD1, NSUN2, PAH, RARB, ROGDI, SLC1A1, USH2A) as well as other genes not previously implicated in ASD including FEV (FEV transcription factor, ETS family member), which encodes a key regulator of the serotonergic circuitry. Our data refine estimates of the contribution of recessive mutation to ASD and suggest new paths for illuminating previously unknown biological pathways responsible for this condition.

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Autism Sequencing Consortium, Doan, R. N., Lim, E. T., De Rubeis, S., Betancur, C., Cutler, D. J., Chiocchetti, A. G., Overman, L. M., Soucy, A., Goetze, S., Freitag, C. M., Daly, M. J., Walsh, C. A., Buxbaum, J. D., & Yu, T. W.
Affiliations
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Emory University (US)
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • Centre for Life (GB)
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Yu, Timothy W.
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2019-06-17
Volume
51
Issue
7
Pages
1092-1098
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W2952501183
Cited by
159
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 3
FWCI
12.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Institutes of Health (5rc2mh089952-02, 1s10rr028832-01)
  • Medical Research Council (MR/R006237/1)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U01MH100209, R01MH083565, U01MH111661, U01MH100229, R01MH113761, R01MH097849, U01MH111658, RC2-MH089952, U01MH100239, R56MH097849, U01MH111662, U01MH111660, U01MH100233)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (T32NS007484)
  • National Center for Research Resources (S10 RR028832)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U24HD093487, U19HD077671)
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 › Genomics and Rare Diseases
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, recessive mutations, biallelic loss-of-function variants, neurodevelopmental genes, FEV, CA2, NSUN2, PAHs, retinoic acid receptor beta, SLC1A1, USH2A, rare variants
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Exome Sequencing, Female, Genes, Recessive, Humans, Male, Cohort Studies, Genome, Human, Case-Control Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Mutation, Missense, Allelic Imbalance

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