Autism

Given the major public health implications of identifying genes responsible for severe neuropsychiatric disorders, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has funded a Human Genetics Initiative. The goal of this Initiative is to establish a national resource of clinical data and biomaterials that are collected from individuals with autism, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other mental disorders. The NIMH Autism Genetics Initiative is supported by the Office of Human Genetics & Genomic Resources in NIMH's Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science (DNBBS). Starting in 2001, data and biomaterials (cell lines and DNA samples) will be available to qualified investigators who study the genetics of autism, and may be accessed by following a set of instructions.

Available data and material comes from multiple sources, as described here.