Predisposition

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CNTNAP2 gene in Brazilian patients with autistic spectrum disorder

P. P. Nascimento, Bossolani-Martins, A. L., Rosan, D. B. A., Mattos, L. C., Brandão-Mattos, C., Fett-Conte, A. C., Nascimento, P. P., Bossolani-Martins, A. L., Rosan, D. B. A., Mattos, L. C., Brandão-Mattos, C., and Fett-Conte, A. C., Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CNTNAP2 gene in Brazilian patients with autistic spectrum disorder, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The role of some genes and their single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as genetic contributors of complex diseases is still a topic of much investigation. Research on genes related to autism susceptibility has been somewhat challenging, but also promising. Common genomic variants of CNTNAP2 have been associated with autism, and a range of autistic phenotypes such as impaired language function, abnormal social behavior, intellectual deficiency, epilepsy, and schizophrenia have been associated with this gene.

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