Syndromes ans epistemology: Is autism a polygenic disorder?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2203-2212

  Fisch, Gene S ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CONTACTIN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE CYCLASE KINASE; NEUREXIN; NEUROLIGIN; PROTEASOME; REELIN; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SHANK3 PROTEIN; TERATOGENIC AGENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP2; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT2 PROTEIN;

AUTISM; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 7; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY STUDY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUTATION; NOTE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; TWINS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; SYNDROME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SYNDROME;

EID: 51449107119     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32438     Document Type: Note

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