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No evidence for significant association between GABA receptor genes in chromosome 15q11-q13 and autism in a Japanese population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Tochigi Mamoru, Kato Chieko, Koishi Shinko, Kawakubo Yuki, Yamamoto Kenji, Matsumoto Hideo, Hashimoto Ohiko, Kim Soo-Yung, Watanabe Keiichiro, Kano Yukiko, Nanba Eiji, Kato Nobumasa, Sasaki Tsukasa
Abstract excerpt
The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor genes GABRB3, GABRA5, and GABRG3 located on chromosome 15q11-q13 have been major candidates for susceptibility genes for autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder with a complex genetic etiology. In this study, we first investigated the association between the GABA receptor genes and autism in a Japanese population by analyzing 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)....
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