Several genes were validated in APA sperm that were associated with autism spectrum disorder (CACNA1H, CNTNAP2, GRIN1, SHANK2, SHANK3, ZNF804A), schizophrenia (TCF3, ZNF804A), and bipolar disorder (COMT, DRD4, GRIN1, MBP, PRKCZ, SHANK2, TRPM2, ZNF804A), and in APA blastocysts (CACNA1H). This evidence concerns the gene SHANK2 and bipolar disorder.