2015
No Evidence for Association of Autism with Rare Heterozygous Point Mutations in Contactin-Associated Protein-Like 2 (CNTNAP2), or in Other Contactin-Associated Proteins or Contactins
Murdoch JD, Gupta AR, Sanders SJ, Walker MF, Keaney J, Fernandez TV, Murtha MT, Anyanwu S, Ober GT, Raubeson MJ, DiLullo NM, Villa N, Waqar Z, Sullivan C, Gonzalez L, Willsey AJ, Choe SY, Neale BM, Daly MJ, State MW. No Evidence for Association of Autism with Rare Heterozygous Point Mutations in Contactin-Associated Protein-Like 2 (CNTNAP2), or in Other Contactin-Associated Proteins or Contactins. PLOS Genetics 2015, 11: e1004852. PMID: 25621974, PMCID: PMC4306541, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContactin-Associated ProteinSingle nucleotide variantsRelated gene familiesPoint mutationsLike-2Autism risk genesHeterozygous single-nucleotide variantsNumber variation analysisGene familyNext-generation sequencingSequence dataMolecular cytogeneticsRare point mutationsAssociation studiesHomozygosity mappingNucleotide variantsRisk genesRare heterozygous mutationsProteinHeterozygous point mutationMutationsGenesVariation analysisContactinHeterozygous mutations
2014
Rare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders
Gupta AR, Pirruccello M, Cheng F, Kang HJ, Fernandez TV, Baskin JM, Choi M, Liu L, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Murdoch JD, Klei L, Neale BM, Franjic D, Daly MJ, Lifton RP, De Camilli P, Zhao H, Šestan N, State MW. Rare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders. Molecular Autism 2014, 5: 31. PMID: 24860643, PMCID: PMC4032628, DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-5-31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiment-wide significance thresholdDeleterious mutationsModules of genesNovel candidate genesRare deleterious mutationsCase/control association studySignificance thresholdASD-related genesProtein complexesDe novo mutationsCandidate genesVariety of functionsExpression patternsWhole-exome dataProtein structureAssociation studiesSequencing studiesNonsynonymous mutationsDeep resequencingControl association studySplice site variantConservation measuresSite variantsGenesHuman fetal brain development
2006
Recent Advances in the Genetics of Autism
Gupta AR, State MW. Recent Advances in the Genetics of Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 429-437. PMID: 16996486, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic technologiesGene discovery effortsCandidate gene association studiesHuman Genome ProjectGenetics of autismGene association studiesGenome ProjectAssociation studiesDiscovery effortsSpecific genetic etiologiesGenetic originGenetic etiologyRecent linkageGenetic disordersSolid cluesRecent advancesDeoxyribonucleic acid samplesGeneticsHeritabilityPotential contributionPromising avenueAutism spectrum disorder