Review Article

Association of Copy Number Variations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Top CNV loci for ASD susceptibility.

CNV locusStudy designPatientsCNV typeCandidate geneReferences

1q21.1Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD
patients 
1,287 controls
Deletion-duplicationBCL9 [10]

1q21.1Array-CGH119 ASD patientsDeletion-duplication[19]

1q21.1Affymetrix 10K SNP arrays1,496 ASD familiesDeletion-duplication[20]

2p16.3Affymetrix 10K SNP arrays1,496 ASD familiesDeletion-duplicationNRXN1 [20]

2p16.3Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients 
1,287 controls
Deletion-duplicationNRXN1 [10]

2p16.3Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients
1110 controls
Deletion-duplicationNRXN1 [21]

2p16.3Array-CGH223 ASD patientsDeletion-duplicationNRXN1 [22]

3p26.3Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
Deletion-duplicationCNTN4 [10]

3p26.3Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients 
1110 controls
Deletion-duplicationCNTN4 [21]

3p26.3Array-CGH223 ASD patientsDeletion-duplicationCNTN4 [22]

6q26Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients 
1110 controls
Deletion-duplicationPARK2 [21]

6q26Array-CGH223 ASD patientsDeletion-duplicationPARK2 [23]

6q26Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
Deletion-duplicationPARK2 [10]

6q26Affymetrix 10K SNP arrays1,496 ASD familiesDeletion-duplicationPARK2 [20]

7q11.22Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients
1110 controls
DuplicationAUTS2 [21]

7q11.22Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
DuplicationAUTS2 [10]

7q11.22Array-CGH96 ASD patientsDuplicationAUTS2 [24]

8p23.1Array-CGH28 ASD patients
62 controls
DeletionDEFENSIN (DEFA5)[25]

15q11-q13Array-CGH397 ASD patients
372 controls
DuplicationUBE3A, GABRG3, GABRB3, GABRA5 [26]

15q11-q13Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
DuplicationUBE3A, GABRG3, GABRB3, GABRA5 [10]

15q11-q13Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients 
1110 controls
Duplication[19]

15q11-q13CGH118 ASD patients
196 controls
DuplicationUBE3A, GABRG3, GABRB3, GABRA5 [27]

15q11-q13Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 500K Array427 ASD patients
500 controls
DuplicationUBE3A, GABRG3, GABRB3, GABRA5 [11]

15q13.3Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
DeletionCHRNA7 [10]

15q13.3Array-CGH119 ASD patientsDeletionCHRNA7 [19]

15q13.3Array-CGH223 ASD patientsDeletionCHRNA7 [22]

16p11.2CGH118 ASD patients
196 controls
Deletion-duplicationA2BP1 [27]

16p11.2Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 500K Array427 ASD patients
500 controls
Deletion-duplication[11]

16p11.2Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients
1110 controls
Deletion-duplication[19]

16p11.2Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
Deletion-duplicationMVP, GDPD3 [10]

16p11.2Array-CGH223 ASD patientsDeletion-duplication[22]

17p11.2Array-CGH28 ASD patients
62 controls
Deletion[25]

22q11.21Affymetrix 10K SNP arrays1,496 ASD familiesDeletion-duplication[28]

22q11.21Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 500K Array427 ASD patients
500 controls
Deletion-duplication[11]

22q11.21Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients
1110 controls
Deletion-duplication[21]

22q11.21Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
Deletion-duplicationDiGeorge 
Syndrome 
region
[10]

22q11.21Array-CGH223 ASD patientsDeletion-duplicationPI4KA, SNAP29, TBX1, SLC7A4 SLC25A1, HIC2, UBE2L3, YPEL1, MAPK1 [22]

22q13.33Affymetrix 10K SNP arrays1,496 ASD familiesDeletion-duplicationSHANK3 [20]

22q13.33Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 500K Array427 ASD patients
500 controls
Deletion-duplicationSHANK3 [11]

22q13.33Illumina HumanHap550 BeadChip1,336 ASD patients
1110 controls
Deletion-duplicationSHANK3 [21]

22q13.33Illumina 1M-single array996 ASD patients
1,287 controls
Deletion-duplicationSHANK3 [10]

22q13.33Array-CGH223 ASD patientsDeletion-duplicationSHANK3 [22]

22q13.33Illumina HumanHap300 Beadchips105 ASD patients
267 controls
Deletion-duplicationSHANK3 [29]

Xq27.2Illumina iSelect array2175 ASD patients
5801 controls
DeletionSPANXC [30]

Xq28Illumina iSelect array2175 ASD patients
5801 controls
DeletionMAGEA8 [30]