The transmission disequilibrium test suggests that HLA-DR4 and DR13 are linked to autism spectrum disorder

Human Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-316

  Torres, Anthony R ^a   Maciulis, Alma ^a   Stubbs, E Gene ^b   Cutler, Adele ^a   Odell, Dennis ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autoimmunity; DR4; HLA; TDT

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR13 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HLA-DR4 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0036228660     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(02)00374-9     Document Type: Article

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