NLGN3/NLGN4 gene mutations are not responsible for autism in the Quebec population

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 132 B, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-75

  Gauthier, Julie ^a   Bonnel, Anna ^a   St Onge, Judith ^a   Karemera, Liliane ^a   Laurent, Sandra ^a   Mottron, Laurent ^c   Fombonne, Éric ^d   Joober, Ridha ^b   Rouleau, Guy A ^a,e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hopital Riviere des Prairies   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Neuroligin; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NEUROLOGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NLGN3 GENE; NLGN4 GENE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIBLING; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

GENETTA;

EID: 11244334274     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30066     Document Type: Article

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