Evaluating Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-21

  Hadjixenofontos, Athena ^a   Schmidt, Michael A ^a   Whitehead, Patrice L ^a   Konidari, Ioanna ^a   Hedges, Dale J ^a   Wright, Harry H ^b   Abramson, Ruth K ^b   Menon, Ramkumar ^c   Williams, Scott M ^d   Cuccaro, Michael L ^a   Haines, Jonathan L ^e   Gilbert, John R ^a   Pericak Vance, Margaret A ^a   Martin, Eden R ^a   McCauley, Jacob L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Association studies; Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Genetic; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84871618183     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2012.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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