title: Consanguinity in India and its association with autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has both genetic and environmental factors in its etiology. The risk for many disorders is increased by consanguinity, but it is not known whether it increases the risk for ASD. Our study from large population in India concludes that consanguinity increases the risk for ASD with an odds ratio of 3.22.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Madhu P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mamidala
authors.forename: Mahesh K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kalikiri
authors.forename: P T V
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Praveen Kumar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: OmSai R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Vallamkonda
authors.forename: Vidya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajesh
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; India; consanguinity; genetic association; risk factors