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Ras-like without CAAX 2 (RIT2): a susceptibility gene for autism spectrum disorder.
Metabolic brain disease - 1 Jun 2017
Hamedani Shima Yazdandoost, Gharesouran Jalal, Noroozi Rezvan, Sayad Arezou, Omrani Mir Davood, Mir Atefeh, Afjeh Sarah Sadat Aghabozrg, Toghi Mehdi, Manoochehrabadi Saba, Ghafouri-Fard Soudeh, Taheri Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Ras-like without CAAX2 (RIT2) which encodes a GTP-binding protein has recently been reported as a new susceptibility gene for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in a genome-wide association study. Since the gene is suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of different neurological diseases, we investigated the association of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) rs16976358 and rs4130047 of this gene with ASD...
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