Analysis of autism susceptibility gene loci on chromosomes 1p, 4p, 6q, 7q, 13q, 15q, 16p, 17q, 19q and 22q in Finnish multiplex families

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 320-322

  Auranen, M ^a   Nieminen, T ^b   Majuri, S ^b   Vanhala, R ^c   Peltonen, L ^d   Jarvela I ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Outpatient Center for Developmental Disorders   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic analysis; Isolated population; Sib pair analysis; Susceptibility genes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FINLAND; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033917433     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000708     Document Type: Article

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