Assessing the impact of copy number variants on miRNA genes in autism by Monte Carlo simulation.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are childhood neurodevelopmental disorders with complex genetic origins. Previous studies have investigated the role of de novo Copy Number Variants (CNVs) and microRNAs as important but distinct etiological factors in ASD. We developed a novel computational procedur...
Main Authors: | Maurizio Marrale, Nadia Ninfa Albanese, Francesco Calì, Valentino Romano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24667286/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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