Genomic Patterns of De Novo Mutation in Simplex Autism.

TitleGenomic Patterns of De Novo Mutation in Simplex Autism.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsTurner, TN, Coe, BP, Dickel, DE, Hoekzema, K, Nelson, BJ, Zody, MC, Kronenberg, ZN, Hormozdiari, F, Raja, A, Pennacchio, LA, Darnell, RB, Eichler, EE
JournalCell
Volume171
Issue3
Pagination710-722.e12
Date Published2017 Oct 19
ISSN1097-4172
KeywordsAnimals, Autistic Disorder, DNA Copy Number Variations, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, INDEL Mutation, Male, Mice, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Abstract

To further our understanding of the genetic etiology of autism, we generated and analyzed genome sequence data from 516 idiopathic autism families (2,064 individuals). This resource includes >59 million single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and 9,212 private copy number variants (CNVs), of which 133,992 and 88 are de novo mutations (DNMs), respectively. We estimate a mutation rate of ∼1.5 × 10 SNVs per site per generation with a significantly higher mutation rate in repetitive DNA. Comparing probands and unaffected siblings, we observe several DNM trends. Probands carry more gene-disruptive CNVs and SNVs, resulting in severe missense mutations and mapping to predicted fetal brain promoters and embryonic stem cell enhancers. These differences become more pronounced for autism genes (p = 1.8 × 10, OR = 2.2). Patients are more likely to carry multiple coding and noncoding DNMs in different genes, which are enriched for expression in striatal neurons (p = 3 × 10), suggesting a path forward for genetically characterizing more complex cases of autism.

DOI10.1016/j.cell.2017.08.047
Alternate JournalCell
PubMed ID28965761
PubMed Central IDPMC5679715
Grant ListR01 HG003988 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
UM1 HG008901 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
/ / Howard Hughes Medical Institute / United States
U54 HG006997 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
U24 HG008956 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
R01 MH101221 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States