Genetic variant analysis of boys with Autism: A pilot study on linking facial phenotype to genotype
Abstract
This work examines the validity of facial phenotypes as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) biomarkers in boys with essential autism. A family-based association analysis framework is presented that uses previously identified facially-delineated (FD) clusters to examine relationship between FD clusters and known ASD genes. The hypothesis is that there are certain genetic variants, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), specific to the FD clusters. Although statistical significance was not established, the results identified some candidate SNPs unique to each of the FD clusters that could indicate an underlying etiological difference. Further, recommendations are provided for larger-scale studies that could utilize the analysis framework presented.
Department(s)
Engineering Program
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM.2017.8217658
Keywords
autism, biomarker, facial phenotype, family-based association testing, genetics, SNPs
Publication Date
12-15-2017
Recommended Citation
Obafemi-Ajayi, Tayo, Luke Settles, Yuqing Su, Cynthia Germeroth, Gayla R. Olbricht, Donald C. Wunsch, T. Nicole Takahashi, and Judith Miles. "Genetic variant analysis of boys with Autism: A pilot study on linking facial phenotype to genotype." In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), pp. 253-257. IEEE, 2017.
Journal Title
Proceedings - 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2017
