The DLX1and DLX2 genes and susceptibility to autism spectrum disorders

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-235

  Liu, Xudong ^a,b,c   Novosedlik, Natalia ^b   Wang, Ami ^b   Hudson, Melissa L ^a,b,c   Cohen, Ira L ^c,d   Chudley, Albert E ^c,e   Forster Gibson, Cynthia J ^a,c   Lewis, Suzanne M E ^c,f   Holden, Jeanette J A ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Autism Research Program   (Canada)

^c ASD CARC   (Canada)

^d NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DLX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DLX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 58349091226     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.148     Document Type: Article

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