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A novel de novo missense variant in ASH1L associated with mild autism spectrum disorder and an uneven cognitive profile: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports · 2025 · Peer reviewed

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Citation and identifiers

Pulatov O, Nguyen W, Alvarez Vega D, Barros R. “A novel de novo missense variant in ASH1L associated with mild autism spectrum disorder and an uneven cognitive profile: a case report.” Journal of Medical Case Reports. 19:616 · doi:10.1186/s13256-025-05675-4.

PubMed ID
41291913

RESEARCH QUESTION

What autism and neuropsychological features were reported in the individual with a de novo ASH1L missense variant, and how certain was the variant interpretation?

The single case described mild autism and an uneven cognitive profile with relative verbal strengths, while the missense variant remained a VUS and therefore could not establish causality.

INTERPRETATION BOUNDARY

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What this study supports

Reports a de novo missense variant with mild autism and an uneven neuropsychological profile, including relative verbal strengths.

What it cannot establish

Single case; the variant remained a VUS and cannot define pathogenicity or a missense-class severity rule.

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