Allelic expression analysis in the brain suggests a role for heterogeneous insults affecting epigenetic processes in autism spectrum disorders

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 4111-4124

  Ben David, Eyal ^a   Shohat, Shahar ^a   Shifman, Sagiv ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELIC IMBALANCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOSOME; BRAIN REGION; CELL TYPE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ALLELE; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME 15; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ALLELES; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 84903983566     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu128     Document Type: Article

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