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SUBMITTER: Wang HZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3799005 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Harold Z HZ Qin Hai-De HD Guo Wei W Samuels Jack J Shugart Yin Yao YY
Frontiers in genetics 20131018
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comprise a number of underlying sub-types with various symptoms and presumably different genetic causes. One important difference between these sub-phenotypes is IQ. Some forms of ASD such as Asperger's have relatively intact intelligence while the majority does not. In this study, we explored the role of genetic factors that might account for this difference. Using a case-control study based on IQ status in 1657 ASD probands, we analyzed both common and rare vari ...[more]