Polymorphism in the promoter region of SEMA5A is associated with sociality traits in Korean subjects with autism spectrum disorders

  • Soon Ae Kim*
  • , Boong Nyun Kim
  • , Jae Won Kim
  • , Min Sup Shin
  • , Tae Won Park
  • , Jung Woo Son
  • , Un Sun Chung
  • , Mira Park
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this study, we evaluated the association between autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and 10 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 5’ region of the semaphorin 5A gene (SEMA5A) for 250 Korean trios including children with ASDs. Family-based association testing and haplotype analysis revealed a statistically significant association between rs194085 and multiple sociality traits with Korean ASDs in the dominant model (p<0.001, corrected p=0.035). This indicates that genetic variations in the 5’ region of SEMA5A play a role in the genetic predisposition to sociality traits in Korean ASDs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)876-878
Number of pages3
JournalPsychiatry Investigation
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017.11

Keywords

  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Polymorphism
  • Semaphorin 5A gene
  • Sociality

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine

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