nominally significantP < 0.05
Genes showing nominally significant correlations ( P < 0.05) were considered behavior-associated candidates in this exploratory analysis.
Genes showing nominally significant correlations ( P < 0.05) were considered behavior-associated candidates in this exploratory analysis.
Consistent with the enrichment analysis, SFARI-listed ASD candidate genes were significantly enriched among DEGs in the combined-sex analysis, whereas the sex-stratified analyses did not reach statistical significance.