The MTHFR 677C→T polymorphism and behaviors in children with autism: Exploratory genotype-phenotype correlations

Autism Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-108

  Goin Kochel, Robin P ^a,b   Porter, Anne E ^a   Peters, Sarika U ^a   Shinawi, Marwan ^a   Sahoo, Trilochan ^a   Beaudet, Arthur L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Epigenetics; Genetics; Regression

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); ODDS RATIO; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 66349087661     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.70     Document Type: Article

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