Chromosomal Abnormalities in Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorders From Taiwan

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 162, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 734-741

  Liao, Hsiao Mei ^a   Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,b,c   Tsai, Wen Che ^a,b   Fang, Jye Siung ^d   Su, Ying Cheng ^d   Chou, Miao Chun ^e   Liu, Shih Kai ^f   Chou, Wen Jiun ^e   Wu, Yu Yu ^e   Chen, Chia Hsiang ^a,e,g  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^f Taoyuan Mental Hospital   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Autism; Chromosome; Genetics; Translocation

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ANEUPLOIDY; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; TRANSLOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PEDIGREE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84885695560     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32153     Document Type: Article

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