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Association analysis of the NrCAM gene in autism and in subsets of families with severe obsessive-compulsive or self-stimulatory behaviors.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2006
Sakurai Takeshi, Ramoz Nicolas, Reichert Jennifer G, Corwin Thomas E, Kryzak Lauren, Smith Christopher J, Silverman Jeremy M, Hollander Eric, Buxbaum Joseph D
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OBJECTIVES: An autism susceptibility locus (AUTS1, MIM#608636) has been identified in chromosome 7q31. NrCAM is a candidate gene for AUTS1 because it is expressed in the brain and encodes a receptor involved in nervous system development. Polymorphisms in NrCAM have been reported to be associated with autism susceptibility and with substance abuse, implicating NrCAM in reward circuitry. Self-stimulatory,...
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