DNA Methylation Analysis of HTR2A Regulatory Region in Leukocytes of Autistic Subjects

Autism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 204-209

  Hranilovic, Dubravka ^a   Blazevic, Sofia ^a   Stefulj, Jasminka ^b,c   Zill, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences Zagreb   (Croatia)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; HTR2A; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HTR2A GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BLOOD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; LEUKOCYTE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958626332     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1519     Document Type: Article

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