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Microduplications in an autism multiplex family narrow the region of susceptibility for developmental disorders on 15q24 and implicate 7p21†‡

  1. Holly N. Cukier1,
  2. Daria Salyakina1,
  3. Sarah F. Blankstein1,
  4. Joycelyn L. Robinson1,
  5. Stephanie Sacharow1,2,
  6. Deqiong Ma1,2,
  7. Harry H. Wright3,
  8. Ruth K. Abramson3,
  9. Ramkumar Menon4,5,
  10. Scott M. Williams6,
  11. Jonathan L. Haines6,
  12. Michael L. Cuccaro1,2,
  13. John R. Gilbert1,2,
  14. Margaret A. Pericak-Vance Ph.D.1,2,*

Article first published online: 7 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31188

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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volume 156, Issue 4, pages 493–501, June 2011

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Cukier, H. N., Salyakina, D., Blankstein, S. F., Robinson, J. L., Sacharow, S., Ma, D., Wright, H. H., Abramson, R. K., Menon, R., Williams, S. M., Haines, J. L., Cuccaro, M. L., Gilbert, J. R. and Pericak-Vance, M. A. (2011), Microduplications in an autism multiplex family narrow the region of susceptibility for developmental disorders on 15q24 and implicate 7p21. Am. J. Med. Genet., 156: 493–501. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31188

Author Information

  1. 1

    John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida

  2. 2

    Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida

  3. 3

    Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina

  4. 4

    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

  5. 5

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

  6. 6

    Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

*Associate Dean for Human Genomic Programs, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genomics, Director, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, 1501 NW 10th Avenue, BRB-314 (M860), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136.

  1. †

    Holly N. Cukier and Daria Salyakina contributed equally to this work.

  2. ‡

    How to Cite this Article: Cukier HN, Salyakina D, Blankstein SF, Robinson JL, Sacharow S, Ma D, Wright HH, Abramson RK, Menon R, Williams SM, Haines JL, Cuccaro ML, Gilbert JR, Pericak-Vance MA. 2011. Microduplications in an Autism Multiplex Family Narrow the Region of Susceptibility for Developmental Disorders on 15q24 and Implicate 7p21. Am J Med Genet Part B 156:493–501.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 APR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 7 APR 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 4 MAR 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 DEC 2010

Funded by

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Grant Numbers: 7P01NS026630, 9R01MH080647
  • Hussman Foundation

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