Widespread signatures of positive selection in common risk alleles associated to autism spectrum disorder.

The human brain is the outcome of innumerable evolutionary processes; the systems genetics of psychiatric disorders could bear their signatures. On this basis, we analyzed five psychiatric disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), bipolar disorder, major de...

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Main Authors: Renato Polimanti, Joel Gelernter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5328401?pdf=render