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Cerebral cortical gray matter overgrowth and functional variation of the serotonin transporter gene in autism.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jun 2007
Wassink Thomas H, Hazlett Heather C, Epping Eric A, Arndt Stephan, Dager Stephen R, Schellenberg Gerard D, Dawson Geraldine, Piven Joseph
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CONTEXT: Autism is a heritable neurodevelopmental disorder characterized biologically by enlargement of the head and brain and abnormalities of serotonin neurotransmission. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether 5-HTTLPR, a functional promoter polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene SLC6A4, influe...
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