Association of Tryptophan 2,3 Dioxygenase Gene Polymorphism with Autism

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 125 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Nabi, Rafiqun ^a   Serajee, Fatema J ^a   Chugani, Diane C ^a,b   Zhong, Hailang ^a   Huq, A H M Mahbubul ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Serotonin; TDO2

Indexed keywords

CONTIG; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0942279743     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20147     Document Type: Article

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