Reassessing the role of mitochondrial DNA mutations in autism spectrum disorder

BMC Medical Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Álvarez Iglesias, Vanesa ^a   Mosquera Miguel, Ana ^a   Cuscó, Ivón ^b,c   Carracedo, Ángel ^a,c,d   Pérez Jurado, Luis A ^b,c,e,f   Salas, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^d Fundacion Publica Galega de Medicina Xenomica   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; SPAIN;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SPAIN;

EID: 79953663642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-50     Document Type: Article

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