Rh and ABO maternal-fetal incompatibility and risk of autism

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 643-647

  Zandi, Peter P ^a   Kalaydjian, Amanda ^a   Avramopoulos, Dimitrios ^b   Shao, Huibo ^a   Fallin, M Daniele ^a   Newschaffer, Craig J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies, log linear model; Autism; Genotype; Immune incompatibility

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748948935     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30391     Document Type: Article

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