Serotonin transporter genotype and neuroanatomy in autism spectrum disorders

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 147-150

  Raznahan, Armin ^a   Pugliese, Luca ^a   Barker, Gareth J ^a   Daly, Eileen ^a   Powell, John ^a   Bolton, Patrick F ^a   Murphy, Declan G M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Brain; Magnetic resonance imaging; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; PRIMER DNA;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CHILD; DNA PRIMERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649173070     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32832a505a     Document Type: Article

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