Whole-exome sequencing in a family with a monozygotic twin pair concordant for autism spectrum disorder and a follow-up study.
Psychiatry Res 2015;
229:599-601. [PMID:
26189338 DOI:
10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.018]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Two truncating variations (WDR90 V1125fs and EFCAB5 L1210fs), identified by whole-exome sequencing in a family with a monozygotic twin pair concordant for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), were not detected in 257 ASD patients, 677 schizophrenia patients or 667 controls in a follow-up study. Thus, these variations were exclusively identified in the family, suggesting that rare truncating variations may have a role in the genetic etiology of ASD, at least in a subset of ASD patients.
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