Possible association of the extended MHC haplotype B44-SC30-DR4 with autism.

doi:10.1007/BF00215048

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Possible association of the extended MHC haplotype B44-SC30-DR4 with autism.

Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1992

Warren R P, Singh V K, Cole P, Odell J D, Pingree C B, Warren W L, DeWitt C W, McCullough M

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We previously reported that the complement C4B null allele appears to be associated with infantile autism. Since the C4B null allele is known to be part of the extended or ancestral haplotype [B44-SC30-DR4], we investigated the incidence of [B44-SC30-DR4] in 21 autistic children and their parents...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Alleles
Autistic Disorder
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Haplotypes
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Male

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