A role for gene-environment interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorder is suggested by an excess of potentially pathogenic variants in genes regulating exposure to toxicants

Objective: Identify potentially pathogenic CNVs and SNVs targeting genes involved in regulation of toxins exposure, namely in detoxification processes and physiological permeability barriers (blood-brain barrier and placenta), in individuals with ASD.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santos, J.X. (author)
Other Authors: Marques, A.R. (author), Rasga, C. (author), Asif, M. (author), Vilela, J. (author), Martiniano, H. (author), Oliveira, G. (author), Nunes, A. (author), Vicente, A.M. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5577
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/5577