2010
Association and gene–gene interaction of SLC6A4 and ITGB3 in autism
Ma D, Rabionet R, Konidari I, Jaworski J, Cukier H, Wright H, Abramson R, Gilbert J, Cuccaro M, Pericak‐Vance M, Martin E. Association and gene–gene interaction of SLC6A4 and ITGB3 in autism. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2010, 153B: 477-483. PMID: 19588468, PMCID: PMC3735126, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2005
Extension of multifactor dimensionality reduction for identifying multilocus effects in the GAW14 simulated data
Mei H, Ma D, Ashley-Koch A, Martin E. Extension of multifactor dimensionality reduction for identifying multilocus effects in the GAW14 simulated data. BMC Genomic Data 2005, 6: s145. PMID: 16451605, PMCID: PMC1866790, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-s1-s145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentification 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