An inversion inv(4)(p12-p15.3) in autistic siblings implicates the 4p GABA receptor gene cluster

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 429-434

  Vincent, J B ^a   Horike, S I ^b   Choufani, S ^b   Paterson, A D ^b   Roberts, W ^b   Szatmari, P ^c   Weksberg, R ^b   Fernandez, B ^d   Scherer, S W ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFANT; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; RECEPTORS, GABA;

EID: 33646423518     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.039693     Document Type: Article

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