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Absence of causative mutations and presence of autism-related allele in FOXP2 in Japanese autistic patients.
Brain & development - 1 Apr 2005
Li Hong, Yamagata Takanori, Mori Masato, Momoi Mariko Y
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the FOXP2 gene, which encodes a putative transcription factor containing a polyglutamine tract and a forkhead DNA-binding domain, for a possible causative mutation in autism. FOXP2 was reported to be mutated in patients with a severe speech and language disorder. FOXP2 was located on chromosome 7q31, which is one of the loci involved in autism. Autism and specific language impairment share some of...
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