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A linkage disequilibrium map of the 1-Mb 15q12 GABA(A) receptor subunit cluster and association to autism.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 15 Nov 2004
McCauley Jacob L, Olson Lana M, Delahanty Ryan, Amin Taneem, Nurmi Erika L, Organ Edward L, Jacobs Michelle M, Folstein Susan E, Haines Jonathan L, Sutcliffe James S
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a complex genetic neuropsychiatric condition characterized by deficits in social interaction and language and patterns of repetitive or stereotyped behaviors and restricted interests. Chromosome 15q11.2-q13 is a candidate region for autism susceptibility based on observations of chromosomal duplications in a small percentage of affected individuals and findings of linkage and association. We performed...
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