Mitochondrial aspartate/glutamate carrier SLC25A12 gene is associated with autism

Autism Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-192

  Turunen, Joni A ^a   Rehnström, Karola ^a   Kilpinen, Helena ^a   Kuokkanen, Mikko ^a   Kempas, Elli ^a   Ylisaukko Oja, Tero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Association; Autism; SLC25A12; SNP

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; SLC25A12 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650116710     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.25     Document Type: Article

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