Combined analysis of exome sequencing points toward a major role for transcription regulation during brain development in autism

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1054-1056

  Ben David, E ^a   Shifman, S ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EXOME; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EXOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84884669130     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.148     Document Type: Letter

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