Molecular genetics of autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 495-501

  Shastry, Barkur S ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Cytogenetic; Gene; Linkage

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; ARGIPRESSIN RECEPTOR; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 5 RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; HOX PROTEIN; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SCLEROPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR;

AUTISM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MACROCEPHALY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS);

EID: 0345304439     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-003-0064-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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