Exome sequencing analysis of Japanese autism spectrum disorder case-control sample supports an increased burden of synaptic function-related genes

Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable, complex disorder in which rare variants contribute significantly to disease risk. Although many genes have been associated with ASD, there have been few genetic studies of ASD in the Japanese population. In whole exomes from a Japanese A...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Kimura, Masahiro Nakatochi, Branko Aleksic, James Guevara, Miho Toyama, Yu Hayashi, Hidekazu Kato, Itaru Kushima, Mako Morikawa, Kanako Ishizuka, Takashi Okada, Yoshinori Tsurusaki, Atsushi Fujita, Noriko Miyake, Tomoo Ogi, Atsushi Takata, Naomichi Matsumoto, Joseph Buxbaum, Norio Ozaki, Jonathan Sebat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-07-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02033-6