2012
Evaluation of copy number variations reveals novel candidate genes in autism spectrum disorder-associated pathways
Griswold A, Ma D, Cukier H, Nations L, Schmidt M, Chung R, Jaworski J, Salyakina D, Konidari I, Whitehead P, Wright H, Abramson R, Williams S, Menon R, Martin E, Haines J, Gilbert J, Cuccaro M, Pericak-Vance M. Evaluation of copy number variations reveals novel candidate genes in autism spectrum disorder-associated pathways. Human Molecular Genetics 2012, 21: 3513-3523. PMID: 22543975, PMCID: PMC3392110, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCandidate genesGABA receptor-associated proteinNumber variationsNew candidate genesNovel candidate genesNovel susceptibility genesNeural development pathwaysReceptor-associated proteinCopy number variationsModel vertebrateASD heritabilityTranscription factorsLoci contributeMore genesNovel etiological mechanismsCNV regionsGenetic lociSNP arrayNotch ligandsAllosteric bindersGenesCase-control data setsSusceptibility genesNovel regionSize of deletions
2011
An X chromosome-wide association study in autism families identifies TBL1X as a novel autism spectrum disorder candidate gene in males
Chung R, Ma D, Wang K, Hedges D, Jaworski J, Gilbert J, Cuccaro M, Wright H, Abramson R, Konidari I, Whitehead P, Schellenberg G, Hakonarson H, Haines J, Pericak-Vance M, Martin E. An X chromosome-wide association study in autism families identifies TBL1X as a novel autism spectrum disorder candidate gene in males. Molecular Autism 2011, 2: 18. PMID: 22050706, PMCID: PMC3305893, DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-2-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchX chromosome-wide association studyX chromosomeGenome-wide association study dataCase-control data setsAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) candidate geneChromosome-wide significanceGWAS data setsAssociation study dataReplication analysisDiscovery data setFamily data setsStrong genetic componentSame geneCandidate genesTransducin βAssociation studiesGenesXp22.3 regionLinkage disequilibriumGenetic componentSusceptibility genesAutism familiesSkewed prevalenceSNPsReplication threshold
2009
Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders
Wang K, Zhang H, Ma D, Bucan M, Glessner JT, Abrahams BS, Salyakina D, Imielinski M, Bradfield JP, Sleiman PM, Kim CE, Hou C, Frackelton E, Chiavacci R, Takahashi N, Sakurai T, Rappaport E, Lajonchere CM, Munson J, Estes A, Korvatska O, Piven J, Sonnenblick LI, Alvarez Retuerto AI, Herman EI, Dong H, Hutman T, Sigman M, Ozonoff S, Klin A, Owley T, Sweeney JA, Brune CW, Cantor RM, Bernier R, Gilbert JR, Cuccaro ML, McMahon WM, Miller J, State MW, Wassink TH, Coon H, Levy SE, Schultz RT, Nurnberger JI, Haines JL, Sutcliffe JS, Cook EH, Minshew NJ, Buxbaum JD, Dawson G, Grant SF, Geschwind DH, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Hakonarson H. Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders. Nature 2009, 459: 528-533. PMID: 19404256, PMCID: PMC2943511, DOI: 10.1038/nature07999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutistic DisorderBrainCadherinsCase-Control StudiesCell AdhesionCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalChromosomes, Human, Pair 5Cohort StudiesGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReproducibility of ResultsConceptsGenome-wide significant associationGenome-wide association studiesStrongest association signalCommon genetic variantsNeuronal cell adhesion moleculeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation signalsCell adhesion moleculeAssociation studiesCadherin-10Common genetic risk factorPathogenesis of ASDGenetic variantsNucleotide polymorphismsCadherin-9Common variantsEuropean ancestryGenetic risk factorsFirst demonstrationGenesRs4307059VariantsIndependent cohortNeuropsychiatric disordersAncestry
2008
Variation in WNT genes is associated with non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate
Chiquet B, Blanton S, Burt A, Ma D, Stal S, Mulliken J, Hecht J. Variation in WNT genes is associated with non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate. Human Molecular Genetics 2008, 17: 2212-2218. PMID: 18413325, PMCID: PMC2852032, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsWnt genesNon-syndromic cleft lipWnt gene functionUpper lip fusionParent-child triosGene functionNSCLP familiesWnt familyCommon birth defectsGene-gene interactionsLip fusionWnt9b geneMultiple haplotypesGenesWnt-5aNucleotide polymorphismsGenetic contributionWnt3aWnt11NSCLPFacial processesWnt3Environmental factorsBirth defects
2005
Identification of Significant Association and Gene-Gene Interaction of GABA Receptor Subunit Genes in Autism
Ma D, Whitehead P, Menold M, Martin E, Ashley-Koch A, Mei H, Ritchie M, DeLong G, Abramson R, Wright H, Cuccaro M, Hussman J, Gilbert J, Pericak-Vance M. Identification of Significant Association and Gene-Gene Interaction of GABA Receptor Subunit Genes in Autism. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2005, 77: 377-388. PMID: 16080114, PMCID: PMC1226204, DOI: 10.1086/433195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABA receptor subunit genesReceptor subunit genesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGene-gene interactionsSubunit geneFamily-based association testAssociation analysisComplex gene-gene interactionsGenotype-pedigree disequilibrium testGenotypic associationDisequilibrium testSignificant genetic componentChromosome 4p12Pedigree disequilibrium testMultiple genesEpigenetic effectsSignificant genotypic associationTwo-locus modelSignificant allelic associationAllelic association analysisGenesGenetic componentLinkage testsMarker setGABRB1