Population-based association study and contrasting linkage disequilibrium pattern reveal genetic association of SLC6A4 with autism in the Indian population from West Bengal

Brain Research

Volumn 1240, Issue , 2008, Pages 12-21

  Guhathakurta, Subhrangshu ^a   Sinha, Swagata ^a   Ghosh, Saurabh ^b   Chatterjee, Anindita ^a   Ahmed, Shabina ^c   Gangopadhyay, Prasanta Kumar ^d   Usha, Rajamma ^a  

^a Manovikas Kendra Rehabilitation and Research Institute for the Handicapped   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Assam Autism Foundation   (India)

^d CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autism; Case control analysis; Genetic association; Indian population; Linkage disequilibrium; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLC6A4 GENE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INDIA; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 54949116893     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.08.063     Document Type: Article

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