Association of COMT (Val158Met) and BDNF (Val66Met) gene polymorphisms with anxiety, ADHD and tics in children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1542-1551

  Gadow, Kenneth D ^a   Roohi, Jasmin ^a   Devincent, Carla J ^a   Kirsch, Sarah ^a   Hatchwell, Eli ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; BDNF; COMT; DAT1; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TIC;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TICS;

EID: 70349909427     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0794-4     Document Type: Article

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