Family-based association study of TPH1 and TPH2 polymorphisms in autism

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 861-867

  Ramoz, Nicolas ^a,b   Cai, Guiqing ^a   Reichert, Jennifer G ^a   Corwin, Thomas E ^a   Kryzak, Lauren A ^a   Smith, Christopher J ^a   Silverman, Jeremy M ^a   Hollander, Eric ^a   Buxbaum, Joseph D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Obsessive compulsive behaviors; Serotonin; Transmission; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF STIMULATORY BEHAVIOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TPH1 GENE; TPH2 GENE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; FAMILY HEALTH; GENE COMPONENTS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 33845393999     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30356     Document Type: Article

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