MTHFR 1298A>C is a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder in the Korean population

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 258-259

  Park, JungWon ^a   Ro, MyungJa ^a   Pyun, Jung A ^a   Nam, Min ^b   Bang, Hee Jung ^c   Yang, Jae Won ^d   Choi, Kyung Sik ^e   Kim, Su Kang ^f   Chung, Joo Ho ^f   Kwack, KyuBum ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Metropolitan Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e Joongbu University   (South Korea)

^f Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

AUTISM; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892857943     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.11.006     Document Type: Letter

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