Common genetic variation in the GAD1 gene and the entire family of DLX homeobox genes and autism spectrum disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-239

  Chang, Shun Chiao ^a   Pauls, David L ^a,b,c   Lange, Christoph ^a,c   Sasanfar, Roksana ^b,c   Santangelo, Susan L ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Candidate gene study; DLX homeobox; GAD1; Genetic association

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; GENE GAD1; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FAMILY; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HAPLOTYPES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79551709774     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31148     Document Type: Article

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