Further evidence that the rs1858830 C variant in the promoter region of the MET gene is associated with autistic disorder

Autism Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 232-236

  Jackson, Pamela B ^a,b   Boccuto, Luigi ^a,c   Skinner, Cindy ^a   Collins, Julianne S ^b   Neri, Giovanni ^c   Gurrieri, Fiorella ^c   Schwartz, Charles E ^a,b  

^a GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic disorder; MET; PDD; PDD NOS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MET GENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; SOUTH CAROLINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349323427     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.87     Document Type: Article

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