Association Analysis of Chromosome 15 GABAA Receptor Subunit Genes in Autistic Disorder

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 15, Issue 42067, 2001, Pages 245-259

  Menold, Marisa M ^a   Shao, Yujun ^a   Wolpert, Chantelle M ^a   Donnelly, Shannon L ^a   Raiford, Kimberly L ^a   Martin, Eden R ^a   Ravan, Sarah A ^b   Abramson, Ruth K ^b   Wright, Harry H ^b   Delong, G Robert ^a   Cuccaro, Michael L ^b   Pericak Vance, Margaret A ^a   Gilbert, John R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

autistic disorder; chromosome 15q11 q13; gamma aminobutyric acid; oligonucleotide ligation assay; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 15Q; DNA SEQUENCE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GABRG3 GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE LIGATION ASSAY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 18344386200     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01677060109167380     Document Type: Article

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