Journal article
The Autism Simplex Collection: an international, expertly phenotyped autism sample for genetic and phenotypic analyses
Abstract
BackgroundThere is an urgent need for expanding and enhancing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) samples, in order to better understand causes of ASD.MethodsIn a unique public-private partnership, 13 sites with extensive experience in both the assessment and diagnosis of ASD embarked on an ambitious, 2-year program to collect samples for genetic and phenotypic research and begin analyses on these samples. The program was called The Autism Simplex …
Authors
Buxbaum JD; Bolshakova N; Brownfeld JM; Anney RJ; Bender P; Bernier R; Cook EH; Coon H; Cuccaro M; Freitag CM
Journal
Molecular Autism, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2014
DOI
10.1186/2040-2392-5-34
ISSN
2040-2392