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Replication of autism linkage: fine-mapping peak at 17q21.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2005
Cantor Rita M, Kono Naoko, Duvall Jackie A, Alvarez-Retuerto Ana, Stone Jennifer L, Alarcón Maricela, Nelson Stanley F, Geschwind Daniel H
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a heritable but genetically complex disorder characterized by deficits in language and in reciprocal social interactions, combined with repetitive and stereotypic behaviors. As with many genetically complex disorders, numerous genome scans reveal inconsistent results. A genome scan of 345 families from the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) (AGRE_1), gave the strongest evidence of linkage at...
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