miRNA and lncRNA gene variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder

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A.R.Marques is recipiente of a fellowship from BioSys PhD programme (Ref PD/BD/113773/2015 from FCT (Portugal). Patients and parents were genotyped in the context of the Autism Genome Project (AGP), funded by NIMH, HRB, MRC, Autism Speaks, Hilibrand Foundation, Genome Canada, OGI, CIHR, and the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), a core project of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).Prémio melhor posterIntroduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder: Characterized by deficits in social communication/interaction and by unusual repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests; Median estimated prevalence worldwide is 17/10000; Male to female ratio: ~4:1; Comorbidities: intellectual disability, anxiety, epilepsy, (…).A.R.Marques is recipient of a fellowship from BioSys PhD programme (Ref PD/BD/113773/2015 from FCT (Portugal). Patients and parents were genotyped in the context of the Autism Genome Project (AGP), funded by NIMH, HRB, MRC, Autism Speaks, Hilibrand Foundation, Genome Canada, OGI, CIHR, and the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), a core project of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).N/