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Variations analysis of NLGN3 and NLGN4X gene in Chinese autism patients.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2014
Xu Xiaojuan, Xiong Zhimin, Zhang Lusi, Liu Yalan, Lu Lina, Peng Yu, Guo Hui, Zhao Jingping, Xia Kun, Hu Zhengmao
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder clinically characterized by impairment of social interaction, deficits in verbal communication, as well as stereotypic and repetitive behaviors. Several studies have implicated that abnormal synaptogenesis was involved in the incidence of autism. Neuroligins are postsynaptic cell adhesion molecules and interacted with neurexins to regulate the fine balance between...
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