Rs7766973

rs7766973 is a SNP in the jumonji, AT rich interactive domain 2 JARID2 gene.

Significantly (p = 2 x 10e-7) but weakly associated with autism based on a GWAS study of 1,000+ affected families. However, upon attempted replication, rs7766973 did not meet genome-wide significance.

Nonetheless, a French company (Integragen) announced in 2011 ( that is was licensing the use of this SNP for identifying children at increased risk for autism, perhaps by combining rs7766973 with other autism-related SNPs.