Networks of neuronal genes affected by common and rare variants in autism spectrum disorders

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Ben David, Eyal ^a   Shifman, Sagiv ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIF1 GENE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CDH9 GENE; CX3CR1 GENE; FOXG1 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLN4 GENE; HUMAN; KCNC1 GENE; LEARNING; LHX2 GENE; MEMORY; MKL2 GENE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEURONAL GENE; PVALB GENE; RGS10 GENE; SCN1B GENE; TYROBP GENE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MUTATION; NERVE NET; NEURONS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84859241496     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002556     Document Type: Article

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