Inventors:
Roger E. Stevenson - Greenwood SC, US
Julie R. Jones - Greenville SC, US
Cindy D. Skinner - Greenwood SC, US
Michael J. Friez - Cross Hill SC, US
Assignee:
Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc. - Greenwood SC
International Classification:
G01N 33/50
US Classification:
436 86, 436 94, 436 91, 436501
Abstract:
The discovery that alterations in methylation, which can cause one or more genes on the single X chromosome in males to be partially silenced or overexpressed, constitute a predisposition to autism spectrum disorders is generally disclosed herein. These alterations provide the rationale and basis for methods to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.