Whole-Exome Sequencing and Homozygosity Analysis Implicate Depolarization-Regulated Neuronal Genes in Autism
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Whole-Exome Sequencing and Homozygosity Analysis Implicate Depolarization-Regulated Neuronal Genes in Autism
| Title: | Whole-Exome Sequencing and Homozygosity Analysis Implicate Depolarization-Regulated Neuronal Genes in Autism |
| Author: |
Yu, Timothy W.; Lim, Elaine T.; Stevens, Christine R.; Gabriel, Stacey B.; Chahrour, Maria H.; Ataman, Bulent; Coulter, Michael Edward; Hill, Robert Sean; Schubert, Christian R.; Greenberg, Michael Eldon; Walsh, Christopher A.
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| Citation: | Chahrour, Maria H., Timothy W. Yu, Elaine T. Lim, Bulent Ataman, Michael E. Coulter, R. Sean Hill, Christine R. Stevens, et al. 2012. Whole-exome sequencing and homozygosity analysis implicate depolarization-regulated neuronal genes in autism. PLoS Genetics 8(4): e1002635. |
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| Abstract: | Although autism has a clear genetic component, the high genetic heterogeneity of the disorder has been a challenge for the identification of causative genes. We used homozygosity analysis to identify probands from nonconsanguineous families that showed evidence of distant shared ancestry, suggesting potentially recessive mutations. Whole-exome sequencing of 16 probands revealed validated homozygous, potentially pathogenic recessive mutations that segregated perfectly with disease in 4/16 families. The candidate genes (UBE3B, CLTCL1, NCKAP5L, ZNF18) encode proteins involved in proteolysis, GTPase-mediated signaling, cytoskeletal organization, and other pathways. Furthermore, neuronal depolarization regulated the transcription of these genes, suggesting potential activity-dependent roles in neurons. We present a multidimensional strategy for filtering whole-exome sequence data to find candidate recessive mutations in autism, which may have broader applicability to other complex, heterogeneous disorders. |
| Published Version: | doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002635 |
| Other Sources: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325173/pdf/ |
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