Whole exome sequencing reveals inherited and de novo variants in autism spectrum disorder: a trio study from Saudi families

Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with genetic and clinical heterogeneity. The interplay of de novo and inherited rare variants has been suspected in the development of ASD. Here, we applied whole exome sequencing (WES) on 19 trios from singleton Saudi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bashayer Al-Mubarak, Mohamed Abouelhoda, Aisha Omar, Hesham AlDhalaan, Mohammed Aldosari, Michael Nester, Hussain. A. Alshamrani, Mohamed El-Kalioby, Ewa Goljan, Renad Albar, Shazia Subhani, Asma Tahir, Sultana Asfahani, Alaa Eskandrani, Ahmed Almusaiab, Amna Magrashi, Jameela Shinwari, Dorota Monies, Nada Al Tassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06033-1