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The HOXA1 A218G polymorphism and autism: lack of association in white and black patients from the South Carolina Autism Project.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Jun 2003
Collins Julianne S, Schroer Richard J, Bird Jeffrey, Michaelis Ron C
Abstract excerpt
A recent study has suggested that the A218G polymorphism in the homeobox A1 (HOXA1) gene may influence susceptibility to autism. We have determined the frequencies of the A and G alleles of the HOXA1 A218G polymorphism in both white and black patients from the South Carolina Autism Project (SCAP) and controls. Marked differences were found in allele frequencies between the races, but no deviations from...
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