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C4B null alleles are not associated with genetic polymorphisms in the adjacent gene CYP21A2 in autism.
BMC medical genetics - 7 Jan 2008
Sweeten Thayne L, Odell Daniel W, Odell J Dennis, Torres Anthony R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Research indicates that the etiology of autism has a strong genetic component, yet so far the search for genes that contribute to the disorder, including several whole genome scans, has led to few consistent findings. However, three studies indicate that the complement C4B gene null allele (i.e. the missing or nonfunctional C4B gene) is significantly more frequent in individuals with autism. Due to...
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