Evidence for an association with the serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism and autism

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-386

  Yirmiya, Nurit ^a   Pilowsky, Tammy ^a   Nemanov, Lubov ^b   Arbelle, Shoshana ^c   Feinsilver, Temira ^b   Fried, Iris ^c   Ebstein, Richard P ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Association; Autism; Catechol O methyltransferase (COMT); Dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4); Linkage; Polymorphism; Serotonin promoter region polymorphism (5 HTTLPR); Transmission disequilibrium test

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERSEROTONINEMIA; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ALLELES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHILD; DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 0035826536     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1365     Document Type: Article

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