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Association study of the CNS patterning genes and autism in Han Chinese in Taiwan.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Aug 2011
Chien Yi-Ling, Wu Yu-Yu, Chiu Yen-Nan, Liu Shih-Kai, Tsai Wen-Che, Lin Ping-I, Chen Chia-Hsiang, Gau Susan Shur-Fen, Chien Wei-Hsien
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with high heritability. Despite different approaches worldwide to identify susceptibility loci or genes for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), no consistent result has been reported. CNS patterning genes have been recognized as candidate genes for autism based on neuroimage and neuropathology evidence. This study investigated four candidate genes (WNT2, EN2, SHANK3,...
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