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Richard F Wintle¹, Anath C Lionel, Pingzhao Hu

¹Centre for Applied Genomics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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The Autism Tissue Program now offers DNA and genotype data from postmortem brain samples. This resource aids autism research by enabling genotype-phenotype correlations and gene expression analysis.

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Neuroscience
Genetics
Bioinformatics

Background:

The Autism Tissue Program (ATP) provides postmortem brain tissues for research.
Limited availability of DNA from non-brain sources hinders genotype-phenotype correlation for autism studies.
Genomic data interpretation is challenging without matched DNA samples.

Purpose of the Study:

To extract and genotype DNA from postmortem brain samples (Brodmann Area 19).
To enable genotype-phenotype correlation and gene expression analysis in autism research.
To provide a valuable genomic resource for the autism research community.

Main Methods:

DNA extraction from postmortem brain tissue (Brodmann Area 19).
Genome-wide genotyping using Affymetrix and Illumina microarray technologies.
Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data for gender verification and ethnic background inference.
Identification of genomic copy number variation (CNV) using multiple algorithms.

Main Results:

High-quality genotype data obtained from 52 experimental samples, including autism, 15q duplication, epilepsy, and control subjects.
Successful verification of reported gender and inference of ethnic background from SNP data.
Identification of genomic copy number variations (CNVs) from array data.

Conclusions:

The initiative successfully generated high-quality genotype and CNV data from postmortem brain tissues.
This data resource enhances the utility of the Autism Tissue Program for genetic and phenotypic studies.
The provided data will facilitate deeper understanding of the genetic underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder.