Investigation of 15q11-q13, 16p11.2 and 22q13 CNVs in autism spectrum disorder Brazilian individuals with and without epilepsy.

Copy number variations (CNVs) are an important cause of ASD and those located at 15q11-q13, 16p11.2 and 22q13 have been reported as the most frequent. These CNVs exhibit variable clinical expressivity and those at 15q11-q13 and 16p11.2 also show incomplete penetrance. In the present work, through mu...

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Main Authors: Danielle P Moreira, Karina Griesi-Oliveira, Ana L Bossolani-Martins, Naila C V Lourenço, Vanessa N O Takahashi, Kátia M da Rocha, Eloisa S Moreira, Estevão Vadasz, Joanna Goes Castro Meira, Debora Bertola, Eoghan O'Halloran, Tiago R Magalhães, Agnes C Fett-Conte, Maria Rita Passos-Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107705