| Literature DB >> 26830258 |
Jacqueline N Crawley1, Wolf-Dietrich Heyer2, Janine M LaSalle3.
Abstract
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, diagnosed behaviorally by social and communication deficits, repetitive behaviors, and restricted interests. Recent genome-wide exome sequencing has revealed extensive overlap in risk genes for autism and for cancer. Understanding the genetic commonalities of autism(s) and cancer(s), with a focus on mechanistic pathways, could lead to repurposed therapeutics.Entities:
Keywords: DNA repair; autism; cancer; chromatin remodeling; gene; signaling pathway
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26830258 PMCID: PMC4769654 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.01.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Genet ISSN: 0168-9525 Impact factor: 11.639