Association between SNAP-25 gene polymorphisms and cognition in autism: Functional consequences and potential therapeutic strategies

Translational Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Braida, D ^a,b   Guerini, F R ^b   Ponzoni, L ^a,c   Corradini, I ^d   De Astis, S ^a   Pattini, L ^e   Bolognesi, E ^b   Benfante, R ^d   Fornasari, D ^a,d   Chiappedi, M ^f   Ghezzo, A ^g,h   Clerici, M ^a   Matteoli, M ^a,i   Sala, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Fratelli Confalonieri   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^f C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h National Association Famiglie di Persone con Disabilita Affettiva e o Relazionale ANFFAS Onlus   (Italy)

ⁱ HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; VALPROIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; SNAP25 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SNAP25 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DSM-IV-TR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL LINE; NONHUMAN; NOVEL OBJECT RECOGNITION TEST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASTE AVERSION; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNAPTOSOMAL-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84927933046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/tp.2014.136     Document Type: Article

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