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 thresholdGenetic analysis of biological pathway data through genomic randomization
Yaspan B, Bush W, Torstenson E, Ma D, Pericak-Vance M, Ritchie M, Sutcliffe J, Haines J. Genetic analysis of biological pathway data through genomic randomization. Human Genetics 2011, 129: 563-571. PMID: 21279722, PMCID: PMC3107984, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-0956-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGWAS datasetsWide association studyRandomization Incorporating StructurePotential epistatic effectsGWAS resultsGene sizeSNP coverageKEGG databaseBiological pathway dataSingle locusEpistatic effectsGenetic analysisPathway analysisAssociation studiesSNP allelesAssociation resultsAssociation analysis methodLinkage disequilibriumSignificant enrichmentPathway dataPathway sizeVariants of interestMultiple testing correctionSmall main effect
2010
Variants in several genomic regions associated with asperger disorder
Salyakina D, Ma D, Jaworski J, Konidari I, Whitehead P, Henson R, Martinez D, Robinson J, Sacharow S, Wright H, Abramson R, Gilbert J, Cuccaro M, Pericak‐Vance M. Variants in several genomic regions associated with asperger disorder. Autism Research 2010, 3: 303-310. PMID: 21182207, PMCID: PMC4435556, DOI: 10.1002/aur.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsASP familiesWide association studyGenetic risk factorsGenomic regionsChromosomal regionsAssociation studiesAssociation resultsLinkage regionNovel regionLinkage areasGenetic heterogeneityCommon variationFamilyAssociation regionsDiscovery dataAutism spectrum disorderAsperger's disorderPhenotypeHomogenous subsetsRegionVariants
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 disordersAncestryA Genome‐wide Association Study of Autism Reveals a Common Novel Risk Locus at 5p14.1
Ma D, Salyakina D, Jaworski J, Konidari I, Whitehead P, Andersen A, Hoffman J, Slifer S, Hedges D, Cukier H, Griswold A, McCauley J, Beecham G, Wright H, Abramson R, Martin E, Hussman J, Gilbert J, Cuccaro M, Haines J, Pericak‐Vance M. A Genome‐wide Association Study of Autism Reveals a Common Novel Risk Locus at 5p14.1. Annals Of Human Genetics 2009, 73: 263-273. PMID: 19456320, PMCID: PMC2918410, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2009.00523.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic architectureAssociation studiesGenome-wide association studiesComplex genetic architectureIllumina Human 1M beadchipUnderlying genetic architectureK Illumina BeadChipWide association studyNovel risk lociHeritable neuropsychiatric disorderChromosome 5p14.1Common variationRisk lociIllumina BeadChipNovel regionNucleotide polymorphismsAutism familiesBeadChipRare variationDiscovery datasetCaucasian familiesIndependent datasetsFamilyLoci