MUTATIONS IN CONTACTION ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2 (CNTNAP2) ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK FOR IDEOPATHIC AUTISM

摘要

The present invention provides compositionsand methods for the examination of cells, tissues, and fluids,collectively known as body samples, to identify human subjectsat-risk of developing Autism Spectrum Disorder by detecting achromosomal abnormality or variant in the CNTNAP2 gene,the AUTS2 gene, or both.