5-HTTLPR polymorphism: Analysis in South African autistic individuals

Human Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-300

  Arieff, Zainunisha ^a   Kaur, Mandeep ^b   Gameeldien, Hajirah ^a   Van Der Merwe, Lize ^a,c   Bajic, Vladimir B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

5 httlpr polymorphism; Autism; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs); Serotonin transporter; South African populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956764632     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.082.0303     Document Type: Article

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