2011
A de novo 1.5 Mb microdeletion on chromosome 14q23.2‐23.3 in a patient with autism and spherocytosis
Griswold A, Ma D, Sacharow S, Robinson J, Jaworski J, Wright H, Abramson R, Lybæk H, Øyen N, Cuccaro M, Gilbert J, Pericak‐Vance M. A de novo 1.5 Mb microdeletion on chromosome 14q23.2‐23.3 in a patient with autism and spherocytosis. Autism Research 2011, 4: 221-227. PMID: 21360829, PMCID: PMC3110642, DOI: 10.1002/aur.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAllelesAutistic DisorderChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 14ComorbidityDNA Copy Number VariationsGene FrequencyGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHumansIntellectual DisabilityLearning DisabilitiesMaleMethylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)Minor Histocompatibility AntigensPedigreePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSpherocytosis, HereditaryConceptsCopy number variations
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