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Mutation screening of X-chromosomal neuroligin genes: no mutations in 196 autism probands.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 15 Aug 2004
Vincent John B, Kolozsvari Debbie, Roberts Wendy S, Bolton Patrick F, Gurling Hugh M D, Scherer Stephen W
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Autism, a childhood neuropsychiatric disorder with a strong genetic component, is currently the focus of considerable attention within the field of human genetics as well many other medical-related disciplines. A recent study has implicated two X-chromosomal neuroligin genes, NLGN3 and NLGN4, as having an etiological role in autism, having identified a frameshift mutation in one gene and a substitution mutation...
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