Deleterious coding variation associated with autism is shared across ancestries - PubMed
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- #genomic research
- #ancestry diversity
- #autism genetics
- Study addresses underrepresentation of non-European ancestries in autism gene discovery by focusing on Latin American individuals.
- Identified 35 genome-wide significant autism-associated genes, showing substantial overlap with findings from European cohorts.
- Supports both established and emerging autism genes, indicating consistent biology across populations with no detectable ancestry influence.