Immunogenetic studies in autism and related disorders

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 77-81

  Warren, R P ^a   Singh, V K ^b   Averett, R E ^a   Odell, J D ^a   Maciulis, A ^a   Burger, R A ^a   Daniels, W W ^a   Warren, W L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; autoimmune diseases; complement proteins; dyslexia; histocompatibility complexes

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; ETIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGENETICS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029810533     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815207     Document Type: Conference Paper

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