Association of the catechol-o-methyltransferase gene polymorphisms with korean autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1403-1406

  Yoo, Hee Jeong ^a   Cho, Hee ^b   Park, Mira ^c   Yang, So Young ^d   Kim, Soon Ae ^c  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Eulji University   (South Korea)

^d Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Catechol O Methyltransferase Gene (COMT); Family Based Association Study; Polymorphisms; Single Nucleotide (SNPs)

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD); CATECHOL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE (COMT); CHILD; FAMILY-BASED ASSOCIATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMORPHISMS, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE (SNPS); PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH KOREA;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD); CATECHOL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE (COMT); FAMILY-BASED ASSOCIATION STUDY; POLYMORPHISMS, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE (SNPS);

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84884393720     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.9.1403     Document Type: Article

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