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SLC25A12 expression is associated with neurite outgrowth and is upregulated in the prefrontal cortex of autistic subjects.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Apr 2008
Lepagnol-Bestel A-M, Maussion G, Boda B, Cardona A, Iwayama Y, Delezoide A-L, Moalic J-M, Muller D, Dean B, Yoshikawa T, Gorwood P, Buxbaum J D, Ramoz N, Simonneau M
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a strong genetic component, probably involving several genes. Genome screens have provided evidence of linkage to chromosome 2q31-q33, which includes the SLC25A12 gene. Association between autism and single-nucleotide polymorphisms in SLC25A12 has been reported in various studies. SLC25A12 encodes the mitochondrial aspartate/glutamate carrier functionally important in...
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