Family- and population-based association studies of monoamine oxidase A and autism spectrum disorders in Korean

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-176

  Yoo, Hee Jeong ^a   Lee, Seong Kyu ^b   Park, Mira ^b   Cho, In Hee ^c   Hyun, Seung Hee ^b   Lee, Je Chul ^d   Yang, So Young ^b   Kim, Soon Ae ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Association; Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA); Polymorphism; Transmission disequilibrium test (TDT)

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; AGED; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049092473     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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