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Interaction between MAOA and FOXP2 in association with autism and verbal communication in a Korean population.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Dec 2014
Park YoungJoon, Won SeongSik, Nam Min, Chung Joo-Ho, Kwack KyuBum
Abstract excerpt
Expression levels of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), the enzyme that related to monoamine neurotransmitters metabolism such as serotonin, are related to schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. Forkhead box protein P2 (FOXP2), a transcription factor, is associated with abnormal language development and is expressed in several areas of the central nervous system in response to serotonin. For this reason, we...
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