DNA methylation analysis of the autistic brain reveals multiple dysregulated biological pathways

Translational Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Nardone, S ^a   Sharan Sams, D ^a   Reuveni, E ^a   Getselter, D ^a   Oron, O ^a   Karpuj, M ^a   Elliott, E ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 4; INTERFERON CONSENSUS SEQUENCE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN C1Q; PROTEIN ITGB2; PROTEIN SPI1; TRANSCRIPTOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; DNA;

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; BREAST IMPLANT; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; MALE; MICROGLIA; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; VISUAL CORTEX; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PYROSEQUENCING; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 84907342884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/tp.2014.70     Document Type: Article

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