A Family Based Linkage Analysis of HLA and 5-HTTLPR Gene Polymorphisms in Sardinian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Human Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 108-117

  Guerini, Franca R ^a   Manca, Salvatorica ^b   Sotgiu, Stefano ^b   Tremolada, Sara ^a   Zanzottera, Milena ^a   Agliardi, Cristina ^a   Zanetta, Lorenzo ^a   Saresella, Marina ^a   Mancuso, Roberta ^a   De Silvestri, Annalisa ^c   Fois, Maria Laura ^b   Arru, Giannina ^a,b,c,d   Ferrante, Pasquale ^a,d  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; human leukocyte antigen; human serotonin transporter gene; linkage analysis

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER INSERTION DELETION POLYMORPHISM IN THE PROMOTER REGION; ITALY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; ITALY; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 33646489612     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2006.02.033     Document Type: Article

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