Patent ID: 8173369

Claim:
A method of identifying a test mammalian cell having a gene expression profile observed in individuals diagnosed with autism comprising: observing an expression profile of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15 and SEQ ID NO: 16 in the test mammalian cell; wherein an expression profile of a gene in the group that is at least two standard deviations from a mean expression profile of the gene in a control mammalian cell obtained from an individual not affected with autism identifies the test mammalian cell as having a gene expression profile observed in individuals diagnosed with autism.