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Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Pilot project to assess web-based family recruitment for autism genetics studies
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Nelson, Stan; Constantino, John; Law, Paul
Description Description	Recent studies in diabetes and breast cancer have illustrated that the need to assess large sample collections that number in the tens of thousands is fundamental to modern human genetic studies. Significant advances in genetic analyses of autism will require rapid and affordable level of ascertainment. Currently, DNA is available from only a few thousand individuals with autism worldwide. This proposal aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a mechanism for large-scale subject recruitment for DNA collection. The investigators propose to recruit within the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) and validate the accuracy and utility of the resulting collected samples. As the centerpiece of this pilot project, the investigators will collect DNA from 3,000 affected children in a one-year time period using mailer-based saliva collection kits.
Funder Funder	Autism Speaks
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	$500,000
Current Award Period Current Award Period	na
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 3: What Caused This To Happen And Can This Be Prevented?
Strategic Plan Objective Strategic Plan Objective	Identify genetic risk factors in at least 50% of people with ASD by 2014.
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	External Project Page
Institution Institution	University of California, Los Angeles; Washington University in St. Louis; Kennedy Krieger Institute
Institute Location Institute Location	Maryland
Project Number Project Number	5667
Federal or Private Federal or Private	Private
Received ARRA Funding? Received ARRA Funding?	No
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	Pilot project to assess web-based family recruitment for autism genetics studies \| $0.00 \| 2010 \| 5667 Pilot project to assess web-based family recruitment for autism genetics studies \| $998,654.00 \| 2008 \| 5667

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