A common genetic variant in the neurexin superfamily member cntnap2 is associated with increased risk for selective mutism and social anxiety-related traits

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 825-831

  Stein, Murray B ^a,b   Yang, Bao Zhu ^d   Chavira, Denise A ^a,c   Hitchcock, Carla A ^a   Sung, Sharon C ^a   Shipon Blum, Elisa ^f   Gelernter, Joel ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; autism; autism spectrum; behavioral inhibition; childhood; genetics; social anxiety; speech

Indexed keywords

CONTACTIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN LIKE 2; NEUREXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; FAMILY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTISM; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ODDS RATIO; PHOBIC DISORDERS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79954605497     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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