Genetic variation in GABRB3 is associated with Asperger syndrome and multiple endophenotypes relevant to autism

Molecular Autism

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Warrier, Varun ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a,b   Chakrabarti, Bhismadev ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism spectrum conditions; Embedded Figures Test; Empathy; GABA receptor; Mental Rotation Test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889767824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-4-48     Document Type: Article

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