Examination of potential overlap in autism and language loci on chromosomes 2, 7, and 13 in two independent samples ascertained for specific language impairment

Human Heredity

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-20

  Bartlett, Christopher W ^a,f   Flax, Judy F ^a   Logue, Mark W ^b   Smith, Brett J ^d   Vieland, Veronica J ^b,c   Tallal, Paula ^a   Brzustowicz, Linda M ^a,d,e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Heterogeneity; Language impairment; Linkage analysis; Multiple data sets

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 7; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE MARKER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CANADA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LOD SCORE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342592462     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077385     Document Type: Article

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