A genomewide screen for autism-spectrum disorders: evidence for a major susceptibility locus on chromosome 3q25-27

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 777-790

  Auranen, Mari ^a,b   Vanhala, Raija ^b   Varilo, Teppo ^c   Ayers, Kristin ^d   Kempas, Elli ^e   Ylisaukko oja, Tero ^b   Sinsheimer, Janet S ^b   Peltonen, Leena ^a   Järvelä, Irma ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0036780698     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342720     Document Type: Article

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