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Sexual dimorphic effect in the genetic association of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) markers with autism spectrum disorder.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 3 Apr 2014
Verma Deepak, Chakraborti Barnali, Karmakar Arijit, Bandyopadhyay Tirthankar, Singh Asem Surindro, Sinha Swagata, Chatterjee Anindita, Ghosh Saurabh, Mohanakumar Kochupurackal P, Mukhopadhyay Kanchan, Rajamma Usha
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorders are heritable and behaviorally-defined neurodevelopmental disorders having skewed sex ratio. Serotonin as modulator of behavior and implication of serotonergic dysfunction in ASD etiology corroborates that serotonergic system genes are potential candidates for autism susceptibility. In the current study X-chromosomal gene, MAOA responsible for degradation of serotonin is investigated for...
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