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Family-based clinical associations and functional characterization of the serotonin 2A receptor gene (HTR2A) in autism spectrum disorder.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Aug 2014
Smith Ryan M, Banks Wesley, Hansen Emily, Sadee Wolfgang, Herman Gail E
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin 2A receptor gene (HTR2A) harbors two functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are frequent in populations of African and European descent; rs6311, which affects mRNA expression, and rs6314, which changes the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein and affects the signaling properties of the receptor. Multiple clinical associations support a role for these SNPs in cognitive and...
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