Family-Based clinical associations and functional characterization of the serotonin 2A receptor gene (HTR2A) in autism spectrum disorder

Autism Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 459-467

  Smith, Ryan M ^a   Banks, Wesley ^b   Hansen, Emily ^b   Sadee, Wolfgang ^a,b   Herman, Gail E ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Gene expression; HTR2A; Monoamine; rs6311; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNTRANSLATED REGION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OHIO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905909773     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1383     Document Type: Article

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