The link of C4B null allele to autism and to a family history of autoimmunity in Egyptian autistic children

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 223, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 115-119

  Mostafa, Gehan A ^a   Shehab, Abeer A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Autism; Autoimmunity; Complement 4B null allele; Family history of autoimmunity; Human leukocyte antigen

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

ALLELES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT C4B; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953542948     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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