NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The Autism Consortium selected Affymtetrx's GeneChip human mapping 500K array for its latest study, Affymetrix said today.
The researchers will use the array to perform whole-genome-association studies across 3,700 samples collected from autistic subjects.
The Boston-based group will collaborate with Johns Hopkins University scientists who are using the 500K array to scan 600 families.
Additional details were not disclosed.