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Behavioural phenotyping assays for mouse models of autism.
Nature reviews. Neuroscience - 1 Jul 2010
Silverman Jill L, Yang Mu, Lord Catherine, Crawley Jacqueline N
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown aetiology that affects 1 in 100-150 individuals. Diagnosis is based on three categories of behavioural criteria: abnormal social interactions, communication deficits and repetitive behaviours. Strong evidence for a genetic basis has prompted the development of mouse models with targeted mutations in candidate genes for autism. As the diagnostic...
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