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Polygenic transmission disequilibrium confirms that common and rare variation act additively to create risk for autism spectrum disorders.

Nature genetics | 2017

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk is influenced by common polygenic and de novo variation. We aimed to clarify the influence of polygenic risk for ASD and to identify subgroups of ASD cases, including those with strongly acting de novo variants, in which polygenic risk is relevant. Using a novel approach called the polygenic transmission disequilibrium test and data from 6,454 families with a child with ASD, we show that polygenic risk for ASD, schizophrenia, and greater educational attainment is over-transmitted to children with ASD. These findings hold independent of proband IQ. We find that polygenic variation contributes additively to risk in ASD cases who carry a strongly acting de novo variant. Lastly, we show that elements of polygenic risk are independent and differ in their relationship with phenotype. These results confirm that the genetic influences on ASD are additive and suggest that they create risk through at least partially distinct etiologic pathways.

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K01 MH099286
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 MH100027
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: MR/L010305/1
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: MC_UU_12013/1
  • Agency: NIEHS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 ES013508
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U01 MH109514
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R00 MH101367
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U01 MH109539
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U01 MH094432
  • Agency: European Research Council, International
    Id: 647648
  • Agency: NICHD NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U54 HD086984
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 MH094293

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