Genomics, convergent neuroscience and progress in understanding autism spectrum disorder

HR Willsey, AJ Willsey, B Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
More than a hundred genes have been identified that, when disrupted, impart large risk for
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Current knowledge about the encoded proteins—although …

Structural variation in the sequencing era

SS Ho, AE Urban, RE Mills - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Identifying structural variation (SV) is essential for genome interpretation but has been
historically difficult due to limitations inherent to available genome technologies. Detection …

Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism

JM Fu, FK Satterstrom, M Peng, H Brand, RL Collins… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Some individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) carry functional mutations rarely
observed in the general population. We explored the genes disrupted by these variants from …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale exome sequencing study implicates both developmental and functional changes in the neurobiology of autism

FK Satterstrom, JA Kosmicki, J Wang, MS Breen… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We present the largest exome sequencing study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to date
(n= 35,584 total samples, 11,986 with ASD). Using an enhanced analytical framework to …

High-coverage whole-genome sequencing of the expanded 1000 Genomes Project cohort including 602 trios

M Byrska-Bishop, US Evani, X Zhao, AO Basile… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The 1000 Genomes Project (1kGP) is the largest fully open resource of whole-
genome sequencing (WGS) data consented for public distribution without access or use …

A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

RL Collins, H Brand, KJ Karczewski, X Zhao, J Alföldi… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Structural variants (SVs) rearrange large segments of DNA and can have profound
consequences in evolution and human disease,. As national biobanks, disease-association …

GATK-gCNV enables the discovery of rare copy number variants from exome sequencing data

M Babadi, JM Fu, SK Lee, AN Smirnov, LD Gauthier… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Copy number variants (CNVs) are major contributors to genetic diversity and disease. While
standardized methods, such as the genome analysis toolkit (GATK), exist for detecting short …

Genomic architecture of autism from comprehensive whole-genome sequence annotation

B Trost, B Thiruvahindrapuram, AJS Chan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Fully understanding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genetics requires whole-genome
sequencing (WGS). We present the latest release of the Autism Speaks MSSNG resource …

The contributions of rare inherited and polygenic risk to ASD in multiplex families

M Cirnigliaro, TS Chang, SA Arteaga… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a complex genetic architecture involving contributions
from both de novo and inherited variation. Few studies have been designed to address the …

Comprehensive evaluation of structural variation detection algorithms for whole genome sequencing

S Kosugi, Y Momozawa, X Liu, C Terao, M Kubo… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Structural variations (SVs) or copy number variations (CNVs) greatly
impact the functions of the genes encoded in the genome and are responsible for diverse …