Association study of the NF1 gene and autistic disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 729-732

  Mbarek, Olivier ^a   Marouillat, Sylviane ^a   Martineau, Joelle ^a   Barthélémy, Catherine ^a   Müh, Jean Pierre ^a   Andres, Christian ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Association study; Autistic disorder; Microsatellite; Neurofibromatosis; Neurofibromin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANTILE AUTISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE TONUS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 0033573317     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19991215)88:6<729::AID-AJMG26>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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