A common genetic variant in the Neurexin family member CNTNAP2 is related to language but not communication skills in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Arutiunian V, Santhosh M, Neuhaus E, Sullivan C, Bernier R, Bookheimer S, Dapretto M, Geschwind D, Jack A, McPartland J, Van Horn J, Pelphrey K, Gupta A, Webb S, Network T. A common genetic variant in the Neurexin family member CNTNAP2 is related to language but not communication skills in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research 2024 PMID: 38984666, DOI: 10.1002/aur.3193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderLanguage skillsCommunication abilitySpectrum disorderStructural language abilityStructural language skillsLow language skillsCommunication skillsMeasures of languageContactin-associated protein-like 2 geneYouth aged 7Verbal communication skillsCELF-4G allele homozygotesLanguage abilityLanguage variablesNon-verbal individualsVerbal youthLanguageNeurexin familyVineland-IICandidate genesGenomic DNAGenetic mechanismsGenetic variants