Genetics and Genomics

Thursday, May 17, 2012: 8:00 AM-12:30 PM
Sheraton Hall (Sheraton Centre Toronto)
9:00 AM
131 The Broader Autism Phenotype in Simplex and Multiplex Families
J. Gerdts, R. Bernier, K. Ankenman and G. Dawson
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134 Blood Gene Expression Differences Between Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Types of Developmental Delay
S. Letovsky, M. E. Causey, C. Proulx, J. Skoletsky and I. Hertz-Picciotto
11:00 AM
136 Blood-Based Gene Expression Signatures of Autistic Infants and Toddlers
S. J. Glatt, M. T. Tsuang, M. E. Winn, S. D. Chandler, M. Collins, L. Lopez, M. Weinfeld, C. Carter, N. Schork, K. Pierce and E. Courchesne
9:00 AM
137 Common SNPs, Rare CNVs... and the Expression Network Between?
Y. Cheng, K. Tsang, E. Frank and L. A. Weiss
10:00 AM
138 Genetic Abnormalities in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
G. Stobbe, F. Hisama, L. Hudgings, O. Thompson and R. Wu
10:00 AM
141 Evaluation of GABA(A) Receptor (GABAA-R) Subunits Polymorphisms in An Argentinean Population of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
C. V. Sesarini, A. R. Cajal, L. Costa, M. Naymark, M. García Coto, R. C. Pallia, G. E. Agosta, N. Grañana and P. F. Argibay
11:00 AM
142 Screening for Variants in the PTEN Gene in ASD Patients in Saudi Arabia
A. Adi, B. A. Al Tawil, M. Aldosari, A. Almuslamani, M. Nester, M. Ghannam, B. F. Meyer and N. Al Tassan
9:00 AM
143 DNA Methylation of the Oxytocin Receptor (OXTR) and Associated Genes in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
D. Butcher, D. Grafodatskaya, R. Rajendram, S. Goodman, Y. Lou, C. Zhao, S. W. Scherer, W. Roberts, E. Anagnostou and R. Weksberg
10:00 AM
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145 Using Cluster Analysis to Define Subgroups of Phenotypic Expression for Autism Spectrum Disorders
O. Veatch, B. Yaspan, N. Schnetz-Boutaud, M. A. Pericak-Vance and J. L. Haines
9:00 AM
146 Applying Atomistic Modeling to Predict NLGN3 Isoform Binding to Neurexin 1- Beta
N. Doan, T. A. Deisher, S. D. Solares and Z. Talebizadeh
10:00 AM
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150 Genome-Wide Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Functional Impact of Rare De Novo CNVs and Recurrent Events At 16p11.2 and 7q11.23 in ASD
R. Luo, S. J. Sanders, Y. Tian, I. Voineagu, N. Huang, S. H. Chu, L. Klei, C. Cai, J. K. Lowe, J. Ou, M. E. Hurles, B. Devlin, M. W. State and D. H. Geschwind
9:00 AM
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153 Alternative RNA Splicing in Autism Spectrum Disorders
B. Stamova, Y. Tian, C. W. Nordahl, M. D. Shen, D. G. Amaral and F. R. Sharp
9:00 AM
155 Annexins: A Putative Role in the Etiology of ASD
I. C. Conceição, C. Correia, I. Sousa, A. F. Sequeira, B. Oliveira, J. Coelho, J. Almeida, C. Café, F. Duque, D. Pinto, W. Roberts, K. Gao, J. K. Lowe, S. W. Scherer, D. H. Geschwind, G. Oliveira and A. M. Vicente
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
157 Association of Gain of DNA Methylation At the Arylsulfatase A Gene Promoter with Autism Spectrum Disorders
D. Grafodatskaya, R. Rajendram, Y. Lou, D. Butcher, L. Senman, C. Windpassinger, W. Roberts, S. W. Scherer and R. Weksberg
10:00 AM
159 Relationship Between the CNTNAP2 Gene Variant and Cognitive and Behavioral Flexibility in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
A. C. Sharber, L. Kenworthy, J. Strang, D. N. Abrams, J. M. Devaney and B. E. Yerys
11:00 AM
160 Parents' Opinions about Clinical Genetic Testing in ASD
J. Parr, A. Hames, R. Alegbo, A. Henderson, D. Garland, T. Finch and J. McLaughlin
9:00 AM
161 An Item-Level Approach to Genome-Wide Association of Autism Spectrum Disorders
J. J. Connolly, J. Glessner and H. Hakonarson
10:00 AM
162 Identification of DNA Methylation Alterations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Conceived Using Assisted Reproduction
R. Rajendram, D. Grafodatskaya, L. Senman, W. Roberts, S. W. Scherer and R. Weksberg
9:00 AM
164 Autism, Obesity, and mTOR: Are There Any Connections?
Z. Talebizadeh and M. Miralles
10:00 AM
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166 Discovery and Analysis of New Alternatively Spliced Isoforms of Autism Candidate Genes
S. Kang, X. Yang, G. N. Lin, R. Corominas, Y. Shen, S. A. Wanamaker, S. Tam, M. Rodriguez, M. Broly, J. Sebat, K. Salehi-Ashtiani, D. E. Hill, M. Vidal, T. Hao and L. M. Iakoucheva
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