Analysis of serotonin receptor 2A gene (HTR2A): Association study with autism spectrum disorder in the Indian population and investigation of the gene expression in peripheral blood leukocytes

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 754-759

  Guhathakurta, Subhrangshu ^a   Singh, Asem Surindro ^a   Sinha, Swagata ^b   Chatterjee, Anindita ^b   Ahmed, Shabina ^c   Ghosh, Saurabh ^d   Usha, Rajamma ^a  

^a Manovikas Kendra Rehabilitation and Research Institute for the Handicapped   (India)

^b National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped   (India)

^c Assam Autism Foundation   (India)

^d INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Gene expression; Genetic association; Peripheral blood leukocytes; Serotonin receptor 2A

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; METHYLATION; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; SEROTONIN;

EID: 70350006636     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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