Association and mutation analyses of 16p11.2 autism candidate genes.

Autism is a complex childhood neurodevelopmental disorder with a strong genetic basis. Microdeletion or duplication of a approximately 500-700-kb genomic rearrangement on 16p11.2 that contains 24 genes represents the second most frequent chromosomal disorder associated with autism. The role of commo...

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Main Authors: Ravinesh A Kumar, Christian R Marshall, Judith A Badner, Timothy D Babatz, Zohar Mukamel, Kimberly A Aldinger, Jyotsna Sudi, Camille W Brune, Gerald Goh, Samer Karamohamed, James S Sutcliffe, Edwin H Cook, Daniel H Geschwind, William B Dobyns, Stephen W Scherer, Susan L Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2644762?pdf=render