Genetic clues to the biological basis of autism

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 238-244

  Turner, Martha ^a   Barnby, Gabrielle ^b   Bailey, Anthony ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 7; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS;

EID: 0034213282     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(00)01712-3     Document Type: Review

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