An eQTL mapping approach reveals that rare variants in the SEMA5A regulatory network impact autism risk

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 2960-2972

  Cheng, Ye ^a   Quinn, Jeffrey Francis ^a   Weiss, Lauren Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMAPHORIN 5A GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880251662     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt150     Document Type: Article

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