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Transmission disequilibrium studies of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor gene (HTR2A) in autism.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Apr 2002
Veenstra-VanderWeele Jeremy, Kim Soo-Jeong, Lord Catherine, Courchesne Rachel, Akshoomoff Natasha, Leventhal Bennett L, Courchesne Eric, Cook Edwin H
Abstract excerpt
Hyperserotonemia in autism is one of the longest-standing biochemical findings in a psychiatric disorder. This well-replicated finding and subsequent studies of platelet serotonin receptors in autism indicate that the serotonin 2A receptor gene (HTR2A) on chromosome 13q is a primary candidate gen...
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