Mutation screening of melatonin-related genes in patients with autism spectrum disorders

BMC Medical Genomics

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Jonsson, Lina ^a   Ljunggren, Elin ^a   Bremer, Anna ^b   Pedersen, Christin ^a   Landén, Mikael ^b   Thuresson, Kent ^c   Giacobini, Maibritt ^b   Melke, Jonas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 50; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR 1A; MELATONIN RECEPTOR 1B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; TRANSLATION REGULATION; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT STUDIES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77950645493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17558794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-3-10     Document Type: Article

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