Genetic, Environmental and Immunologic Factors in the Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Neuroembryology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 175-179

  Bölte, Sven ^a,b   Poustka, Fritz ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth; Candidate genes; Genome screen; Pervasive developmental disorders; Pregnancy; Risk factor model; Single gene disorders

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

APGAR SCORE; APNEA; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIRTH INJURY; BLEEDING; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; EMBRYOPATHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HEREDITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SHORT SURVEY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 4644293003     PISSN: 14248522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079404     Document Type: Short Survey

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