The association between epilepsy and autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder
Viscidi E, Johnson A, Spence S, Buka S, Morrow E, Triche E. The association between epilepsy and autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism 2013, 18: 996-1006. PMID: 24165273, PMCID: PMC4002664, DOI: 10.1177/1362361313508027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild Behavior DisordersChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolComorbidityEpilepsyFemaleHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleUnited StatesConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAutism symptomsMaladaptive behaviorsAutism phenotypeHyperactivity symptomsSpectrum disorderMore autism symptomsCo-occurring intellectual disabilitySimons Simplex CollectionEpilepsy groupLower IQGreater impairmentMore irritabilityIntellectual disabilityIQChildrenImportant clinical implicationsClinical implicationsDisordersSymptomsBehaviorImpairmentIrritabilityImplicationsAssociationIntellectual Disability Is Associated with Increased Runs of Homozygosity in Simplex Autism
Gamsiz ED, Viscidi EW, Frederick AM, Nagpal S, Sanders SJ, Murtha MT, Schmidt M, Consortium S, Triche EW, Geschwind DH, State MW, Istrail S, Cook EH, Devlin B, Morrow EM. Intellectual Disability Is Associated with Increased Runs of Homozygosity in Simplex Autism. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 93: 103-109. PMID: 23830515, PMCID: PMC3710760, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide analysisRare deleterious variantsDistinct genetic architecturesAutism candidate genesExome sequence dataGenetic architectureSingle geneROH burdenCandidate genesDeleterious variantsAutosomal recessive mutationSimplex autismGenesProportion of femalesIntellectual disabilityHomozygosityFamilyLociUnaffected siblingsMutationsAutism spectrum disorderFemalesProbandsVariants