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DRD3 gene and striatum in autism spectrum disorder.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 May 2015
Staal Wouter G, Langen Marieke, van Dijk Sarai, Mensen Vincent T, Durston Sarah
Abstract excerpt
A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the DRD3 gene (rs167771) was recently associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Different polymorphisms of rs167771 corresponded to varying degrees of stereotyped behaviour. As DRD3 receptors are relatively overexpressed in the striatum, we investigated whether striatal volume was related to these polymorphisms in autism. We assessed volumes of caudate nucleus and...
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