Autism susceptibility genes identification by linkage analysis: A review

International Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-216

  Rai, Vandana ^a  

^a VEER BAHADUR SINGH PURVANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Disorder; Genome wide screening; Linkage; Neuro development

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA5; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA3; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA3; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION FACTOR; CENTAURIN GAMMA 2; DISTAL LESS HOMEOBOX PROTEIN 1; DISTAL LESS HOMEOBOX PROTEIN 2; ENGRAILED 2 PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUREXIN; NEUROLIGIN; REELIN; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX3; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME XQ; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 79953279960     PISSN: 09723757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09723757.2010.11886107     Document Type: Review

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