Gene and miRNA expression profiles in autism spectrum disorders

Brain Research

Volumn 1380, Issue , 2011, Pages 85-97

  Ghahramani Seno, Mohammad M ^a,b   Hu, Pingzhao ^a   Gwadry, Fuad G ^a   Pinto, Dalila ^a   Marshall, Christian R ^a   Casallo, Guillermo ^a   Scherer, Stephen W ^a,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Expression profile; Gene expression; Kinase; miRNA; NOTCH signaling

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICRORNA; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME;

CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICRORNAS;

EID: 79952313458     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.046     Document Type: Article

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