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Table 4 Statistical Comparisons of CNVs between syndromic autism and non-syndromic autism groups

From: Novel copy number variants in children with autism and additional developmental anomalies

Comparison Groups

Number in each group out of total

Test of Significance

 

Syndronic Autism

Autism Only

 

Novel CNV carriers with syndromic features vs.

  

Fisher’s Exact

Novel CNV carriers without syndromic features

5/17

2/19

p = .15

Novel CNVs in syndromic autism group vs.

  

Fisher’s Exact

Novel CNVs in “autism only” group

7/52

2/65

p = .04

Average number of CNVs in syndromic autism group vs.

  

Student’s T-Test

Average number of CNVs in autism only group

3.12 (± 1.36)

3.42 (± 2.59)

p = .67