DOI

Approximately 30% of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience developmental regression, the etiology of which remains largely unknown. We performed a complete literature search and identified 47 genes that had been implicated in such cases. We sequenced these genes in a preselected cohort of 134 individuals with regressive autism. In total, 16 variants in 12 genes with evidence supportive of pathogenicity were identified. They were classified as variants of uncertain significance based on ACMG standards and guidelines. Among these were recurring variants in GRIN2A and PLXNB2, variants in genes that were linked to syndromic forms of ASD (GRIN2A, MECP2, CDKL5, SCN1A, PCDH19, UBE3A, and SLC9A6), and variants in the form of oligogenic heterozygosity (EHMT1, SLC9A6, and MFSD8).

Original languageEnglish
Article number853
Number of pages14
JournalGenes
Volume11
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2020

    Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics(clinical)
  • Genetics

    Research areas

  • ACMG standards and guidelines, Autism, Developmental regression, Exon capture and sequencing, Variant classification, variant classification, ENCEPHALOPATHIES, NETWORK, PHENOTYPE, exon capture and sequencing, PATTERNS, developmental regression, autism, DEFICIENCY, SEIZURES, DE-NOVO MUTATIONS, GENE, EPILEPSY, EXPRESSION

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