Epigenetics of autism-related impairment: Copy number variation and maternal infection

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 61-67

  Mazina, Varvara ^a,b   Gerdts, Jennifer ^b   Trinh, Sandy ^b   Ankenman, Katy ^b   Ward, Tracey ^b   Dennis, Megan Y ^b   Girirajan, Santhosh ^b,c   Eichler, Evan E ^b   Bernier, Raphael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; autism spectrum disorders; fever; gene environment; infection; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84923218412     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000126     Document Type: Article

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