Imaging-genetics in autism spectrum disorder: Advances, translational impact, and future directions

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Ameis, Stephanie H ^a   Szatmari, Peter ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Genetics; Imaging genetics; Neurodevelopment; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL PROTEIN; DISRUPTED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 PROTEIN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; NEUREXIN; NEUROLIGIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SHANK1; PROTEIN SHANK3; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTISM; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE; CELL INTERACTION; CNTNAP2 GENE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DISRUPTED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 GENE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION 1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MONOAMINE OXIDASE A GENE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUREXIN1 ALPHA GENE; NEUROLIGIN3 GENE; NEUROLIGIN4X GENE; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR GENE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TSC1 GENE; TSC2 GENE;

EID: 84866849931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00046     Document Type: Review

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