Towards a Change in the Diagnostic Algorithm of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence Supporting Whole Exome Sequencing as a First-Tier Test

Towards a Change in the Diagnostic Algorithm of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence Supporting Whole Exome Sequencing as a First-Tier Test

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a prevalent and extremely heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) with a strong genetic component. In recent years, the clinical relevance of de novo mutations to the aetiology of ASD has been demonstrated. Current guidelines recommend chromosomal microarray...

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Main Authors: Ana Arteche-López, Maria José Gómez Rodríguez, Maria Teresa Sánchez Calvin, Juan Francisco Quesada-Espinosa, Jose Miguel Lezana Rosales, Carmen Palma Milla, Irene Gómez-Manjón, Irene Hidalgo Mayoral, Rubén Pérez de la Fuente, Arancha Díaz de Bustamante, María Teresa Darnaude, Belén Gil-Fournier, Soraya Ramiro León, Patricia Ramos Gómez, Olalla Sierra Tomillo, Alexandra Juárez Rufián, Maria Isabel Arranz Cano, Rebeca Villares Alonso, Pablo Morales-Pérez, Alejandro Segura-Tudela, Ana Camacho, Noemí Nuñez, Rogelio Simón, Marta Moreno-García, Maria Isabel Alvarez-Mora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Genes
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Keywords: autism spectrum disorder
diagnostic yield
exome sequencing
chromosomal microarray
<i>FMR1</i> testing
copy number variations
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/4/560

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