12. A Genome-wide Assessment of Non-coding Risk Variants in Cerebral Palsy

Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in childhood characterized by irreversible, non-progressive central motor dysfunction. Genetic factors, and environmental insults such as prematurity and hypoxia-ischemia, can contribute to CP.  However, significant gaps in our knowledge of the genetic basis of CP impede advances in preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic measures. We recently […]