Genetic analyses for identifying molecular mechanisms in autism spectrum disorders;Genetische analysen zur identifizierung molekularer mechanismen bei autismus-spektrum-störungen

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-111

  Chiocchetti, Andreas ^a   Klauck, Sabine M ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Connectivity; Molecular mechanism; Mouse models; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AUTISM; CELL COMMUNICATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; SIBLING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYNAPSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79953191842     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000096     Document Type: Review

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