Analysis of linkage disequilibrium in γ-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit genes in autistic disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Martin, Eden R ^a   Menold, M M ^a   Wolpert, C M ^a   Bass, M P ^a   Donnelly, S L ^a   Ravan, S A ^b   Zimmerman, A ^c   Gilbert, J R ^a   Vance, J M ^a   Maddox, L O ^a   Wright, H H ^b   Abramson, R K ^b   DeLong, G R ^a   Cuccaro, M L ^b   Pericak Vance, M A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Gamma aminobutyric acid receptor; Linkage disequilibrium; Transmission disequilibrium test (TDT)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; FAMILY STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; RECEPTORS, GABA;

EID: 0034615152     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000207)96:1<43::AID-AJMG9>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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