On the complex relationship between genes and environment in the etiology of Autism

Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 486-488

  Engel, Stephanie M ^a   Daniels, Julie L ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; VALPROIC ACID; VITAMIN;

AUTISM; CARBON METABOLISM; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VITAMINS;

EID: 80051495123     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31821daf1c     Document Type: Note

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