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FOXP3 gene variations and susceptibility to autism: A case-control study.
Gene - 5 Jan 2017
Safari Mohammad Reza, Ghafouri-Fard Soudeh, Noroozi Rezvan, Sayad Arezou, Omrani Mir Davood, Komaki Alireza, Eftekharian Mohammad Mahdi, Taheri Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorders associated with immune system dysregulation. There are supporting evidences for the role of Forkhead Box P3 (FOXP3) gene as a lineage specification factor of regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of ASD. The aim of this study was to explore possible relationship between genetic variants rs2232365 and rs3761548 of FOXP3 and...
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