Polygenic transmission disequilibrium confirms that common and rare variation act additively to create risk for autism spectrum disorders
iPSYCH-Broad Autism Group, Daniel J. Weiner, Emilie M. Wigdor, Stephan Ripke, Raymond Kenney Walters, Jack A. Kosmicki, Jakob Grove, Kaitlin E. Samocha, Jacqueline I. Goldstein, Aysu Okbay, Jonas Bybjerg‐Grauholm, Thomas Mears Werge, DAVID MICHAEL HOUGAARD, Jacob L. Taylor, David Skuse, , Elise Robinson
The paper uses polygenic transmission disequilibrium to show common and rare variants act additively in autism risk, with polygenic risk over-transmitted to ASD cases but not unaffected siblings.
Nature Genetics · May 15, 2017Peer-reviewedGenetics