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Association analysis of CNTNAP2 polymorphisms with autism in the Chinese Han population.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2010
Li Xiaoping, Hu Zhengmao, He Yiqun, Xiong Zhimin, Long Zhigao, Peng Yu, Bu Fengxiao, Ling Jie, Xun Guanglei, Mo Xiaoyun, Pan Qian, Zhao Jingping, Xia Kun
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OBJECTIVES: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, and genetic factors play an important role in its pathogenesis. Earlier findings suggest the CNTNAP2 as a predisposition locus of autism, but no study has been carried out on the possible association of CNTNAP2 with autism in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: In this study, three single nucleotide polymorphisms located within the CNTNAP2 were genotyped in...
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