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Autism spectrum disorder: interaction of air pollution with the MET receptor tyrosine kinase gene.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2014
Volk Heather E, Kerin Tara, Lurmann Fred, Hertz-Picciotto Irva, McConnell Rob, Campbell Daniel B
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BACKGROUND: Independent studies report association of autism spectrum disorder with air pollution exposure and a functional promoter variant (rs1858830) in the MET receptor tyrosine kinase (MET) gene. Toxicological data find altered brain Met expression in mice after prenatal exposure to a model air pollutant. Our objective was to investigate whether air pollution exposure and MET rs1858830 genotype interact to...
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