Genetic analysis of GABRB3 as a candidate gene of autism spectrum disorders

Molecular Autism

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chen, Chia Hsiang ^a,b,c   Huang, Chia Chun ^d   Cheng, Min Chih ^e   Chiu, Yen Nan ^c   Tsai, Wen Che ^c   Wu, Yu Yu ^a   Liu, Shih Kai ^f   Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^c,g  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e YULI VETERANS HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Ministry of Health and Welfare   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Case control association; GABRB3; Genetics; Rare variants

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA3; GENOMIC DNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; EXON; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TAIWAN; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

EID: 84902947108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-5-36     Document Type: Article

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