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Vincent, J.B. et al.

Vincent, Melmer, Bolton, Hodgkinson, Holmes, Curtis, Gurling,

Genetic linkage analysis of the X chromosome in autism, with emphasis on the fragile X region.

The higher prevalence of autism in males than in females suggests the possible involvement of the X chromosome. To test the hypothesis that there are mutations increasing susceptibility to autism on the X chromosome, and in particular the distal portion of the long arm that encompasses the FMRI and MECP2 loci, a genetic linkage study was performed. Twenty-two fragile X-negative families multiplex for autism and related disorders were used for the study. Linkage analysis, for markers in the Xq27-q28 region, using model-free likelihood-based analysis, produced a maximum MLOD of 1.7 for the narrowest diagnostic category of the typical autism/severe autism spectrum, and nonparametric analysis produced a maximum non-parametric lod (NPL) score of 2.1 for a broad phenotype diagnostic model. Thus, this study offers modest support for a susceptibility locus for autism within the Xq27-q28 region. Further genetic investigations of this region are warranted.[1]

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Genetic linkage analysis of the X chromosome in autism, with emphasis on the fragile X region. Vincent, J.B., Melmer, G., Bolton, P.F., Hodgkinson, S., Holmes, D., Curtis, D., Gurling, H.M. Psychiatr. Genet. (2005) [Pubmed]

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