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Distinct genetic risk based on association of MET in families with co-occurring autism and gastrointestinal conditions.
Pediatrics - 1 Mar 2009
Campbell Daniel B, Buie Timothy M, Winter Harland, Bauman Margaret, Sutcliffe James S, Perrin James M, Levitt Pat
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OBJECTIVE: In addition to the core behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, many patients present with complex medical conditions including gastrointestinal dysfunction. A functional variant in the promoter of the gene encoding the MET receptor tyrosine kinase is associated with autism spectrum disorder, and MET protein expression is decreased in the temporal cortex of subjects with autism spectrum...
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