rs38845 is a SNP in the first intron of the transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase of the hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor MET gene.
[PMID 19002214] rs38845 is associated with autism (p < 0.004) in a study of 325 multiplex International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (IMGSAC) families and 10 trios
[PMID 22110649] Replication of the Association of a MET Variant with Autism in a Chinese Han Population
[PMID 20011629] The hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET) gene is not associated with refractive error and ocular biometrics in a Caucasian population.
[PMID 20615438] Further evidence for the role of MET in autism susceptibility.
[PMID 26988277] Genetic Association of Curative and Adverse Reactions to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Chinese advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer patients.