How might genetic mechanisms operate in autism?

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How might genetic mechanisms operate in autism?

Novartis Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 2003

Folstein Susan E, Dowd Michael, Mankoski Raymond, Tadevosyan Ovsanna

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Twin and family studies provide strong evidence that autism has a largely genetic aetiology. The pattern of familial aggregation suggests that in individual families, a small number of genes act together to cause the phenotype. However, it is unlikely that the same genes act in all families. Thus, the total number of genes involved could be large. One key to finding genes for disorders with considerable locus...

Topics

Animals
Autistic Disorder
Carrier Proteins
Chromosomes, Human
Epigenesis, Genetic
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Membrane Glycoproteins
Membrane Transport Proteins
Mice
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Phenotype
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Quantitative Trait Loci
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Twin Studies as Topic
Wnt2 Protein

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PMID: 14521188

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