2015
Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Opportunity and Challenge in the Genetics Clinic
Wang Y, Wang P, Xu X, Goldstein J, McConkie A, Cheung S, Jiang Y. Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Opportunity and Challenge in the Genetics Clinic. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience 2015, 33-66. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2190-4_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle nucleotide variantsCopy number variantsPenetrant copy number variantsNumber variantsASD genetic studiesGenome-wide copy number variantsGenetic etiologySyndromic autism spectrum disordersSingle geneSingle-gene testsGenetic studiesSequence analysisWhole-exome sequencingGenetic evaluationNucleotide variantsPleiotropic effectsNon-genetic factorsGenetic variantsClinical genetic evaluationEnvironment interactionMultiple gene panelsExome sequencingASD etiologyGenetic causeIncomplete penetrance
2014
Genetic diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: The opportunity and challenge in the genomics era
Jiang YH, Wang Y, Xiu X, Choy KW, Pursley AN, Cheung SW. Genetic diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: The opportunity and challenge in the genomics era. Critical Reviews In Clinical Laboratory Sciences 2014, 51: 249-262. PMID: 24878448, PMCID: PMC5937018, DOI: 10.3109/10408363.2014.910747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide variantsCopy number variantsGenetics of ASDPenetrant copy number variantsNumber variantsGenome-wide copy number variantsGenetic etiologySyndromic autism spectrum disordersGenomic eraSingle-gene testsSequence analysisWhole-exome sequencingGenetic evaluationNucleotide variantsPleiotropic effectsGenetic variantsClinical genetic evaluationMultiple gene panelsExome sequencingGenetic causeIncomplete penetranceNumber analysisMolecular diagnostic assaysVariable expressivityGene mutations
2013
Detection of Clinically Relevant Genetic Variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder by Whole-Genome Sequencing
Jiang YH, Yuen RK, Jin X, Wang M, Chen N, Wu X, Ju J, Mei J, Shi Y, He M, Wang G, Liang J, Wang Z, Cao D, Carter MT, Chrysler C, Drmic IE, Howe JL, Lau L, Marshall CR, Merico D, Nalpathamkalam T, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Thompson A, Uddin M, Walker S, Luo J, Anagnostou E, Zwaigenbaum L, Ring RH, Wang J, Lajonchere C, Wang J, Shih A, Szatmari P, Yang H, Dawson G, Li Y, Scherer SW. Detection of Clinically Relevant Genetic Variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder by Whole-Genome Sequencing. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 93: 249-263. PMID: 23849776, PMCID: PMC3738824, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-genome sequencingASD risk genesGenetic variantsThorough bioinformatics analysisRisk genesDe novoRelevant genetic variantsBioinformatics analysisDeleterious variantsHigh heritabilityGenomic heterogeneityGenesPutative mutationsMutationsNovo mutationsGenetic causeASD probandsSequencingNovoFamilyCHARGE syndromeVariantsUnreported mutationsCAPRIN1
2012
Mutations of ANK3 identified by exome sequencing are associated with autism susceptibility
Bi C, Wu J, Jiang T, Liu Q, Cai W, Yu P, Cai T, Zhao M, Jiang Y, Sun ZS. Mutations of ANK3 identified by exome sequencing are associated with autism susceptibility. Human Mutation 2012, 33: 1635-1638. PMID: 22865819, DOI: 10.1002/humu.22174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensive bioinformatics analysisNext-generation sequencing technologiesExtreme genetic heterogeneityStrong genetic etiologyGene discoveryWhole-exome sequencesDifferent missense mutationsBioinformatics analysisSequencing technologiesAutism susceptibilityMissense mutationsANK3Genetic heterogeneityMutationsNovo mutationsExome sequencingMolecular pathophysiologyGenetic causeGenetic etiologyASD susceptibilitySynaptic functionNovel mutationsNeurodevelopmental disordersGenesSequencing