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Genome-Wide Association Study for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Taiwanese Han Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Kuo Po-Hsiu, Chuang Li-Chung, Su Mei-Hsin, Chen Chia-Hsiang, Chen Chien-Hsiun, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Yen Chung-Jen, Wu Yu-Yu, Liu Shih-Kai, Chou Miao-Chun, Chou Wen-Jiun, Chiu Yen-Nan, Tsai Wen-Che, Gau Susan Shur-Fen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with strong genetic components. Several recent genome-wide association (GWA) studies in Caucasian samples have reported a number of gene regions and loci correlated with the risk of ASD--albeit with very little consensus across studies. METHODS: A two-stage GWA study was employed to identify common genetic variants for ASD in the...
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