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Two genetic variants of CD38 in subjects with autism spectrum disorder and controls.
Neuroscience research - 1 Jun 2010
Munesue Toshio, Yokoyama Shigeru, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Anitha Ayyappan, Yamada Kazuo, Hayashi Kenshi, Asaka Tomoya, Liu Hong-Xiang, Jin Duo, Koizumi Keita, Islam Mohammad Saharul, Huang Jian-Jun, Ma Wen-Jie, Kim Uh-Hyun, Kim Sun-Jun, Park Keunwan, Kim Dongsup, Kikuchi Mitsuru, Ono Yasuki, Nakatani Hideo, Suda Shiro, Miyachi Taishi, Hirai Hirokazu, Salmina Alla, Pichugina Yu A, Soumarokov Andrei A, Takei Nori, Mori Norio, Tsujii Masatsugu, Sugiyama Toshiro, Yagi Kunimasa, Yamagishi Masakazu, Sasaki Tsukasa, Yamasue Hidenori, Kato Nobumasa, Hashimoto Ryota, Taniike Masako, Hayashi Yutaka, Hamada Junichiro, Suzuki Shioto, Ooi Akishi, Noda Mami, Kamiyama Yuko, Kido Mizuho A, Lopatina Olga, Hashii Minako, Amina Sarwat, Malavasi Fabio, Huang Eric J, Zhang Jiasheng, Shimizu Nobuaki, Yoshikawa Takeo, Matsushima Akihiro, Minabe Yoshio, Higashida Haruhiro
Abstract excerpt
The neurobiological basis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remains poorly understood. Given the role of CD38 in social recognition through oxytocin (OT) release, we hypothesized that CD38 may play a role in the etiology of ASD. Here, we first examined the immunohistochemical expression of CD38 i...
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