Variation in the autism candidate gene GABRB3 modulates tactile sensitivity in typically developing children

Molecular Autism

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Tavassoli, Teresa ^a,b   Auyeung, Bonnie ^a   Murphy, Laura C ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a   Chakrabarti, Bhismadev ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Seaver Autism Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum conditions; autistic traits; GABA; sensory profile; tactile sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; GABRB3 GENE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84865722695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-3-6     Document Type: Article

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