A novel approach of homozygous haplotype sharing identifies candidate genes in autism spectrum disorder.
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Published in Human genetics
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable disorder of complex and heterogeneous aetiology. It is primarily characterized by altered cognitive ability including impaired language and communication skills and fundamental deficits in social reciprocity. Despite some notable successes in neuropsychiatric genetics, overall, the high heritabil...