Mosaic epigenetic dysregulation of ectodermal cells in autism spectrum disorder.

DNA mutational events are increasingly being identified in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but the potential additional role of dysregulation of the epigenome in the pathogenesis of the condition remains unclear. The epigenome is of interest as a possible mediator of environmental effects during dev...

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Main Authors: Esther R Berko, Masako Suzuki, Faygel Beren, Christophe Lemetre, Christine M Alaimo, R Brent Calder, Karen Ballaban-Gil, Batya Gounder, Kaylee Kampf, Jill Kirschen, Shahina B Maqbool, Zeineen Momin, David M Reynolds, Natalie Russo, Lisa Shulman, Edyta Stasiek, Jessica Tozour, Maria Valicenti-McDermott, Shenglong Wang, Brett S Abrahams, Joseph Hargitai, Dov Inbar, Zhengdong Zhang, Joseph D Buxbaum, Sophie Molholm, John J Foxe, Robert W Marion, Adam Auton, John M Greally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4038484?pdf=render