Recent advances in the genetics of autism spectrum disorders: A minireview

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-142

  Shastry, Barkur S ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 5 RECEPTOR; HOX PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; MISOPROSTOL; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN; REELIN; SEROTONIN; TERATOGENIC AGENT; THALIDOMIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DLX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP2; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 24144487472     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979505799103704     Document Type: Short Survey

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