Genetic Variants of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Are Linked to Autism: A Case-Control Study.

Genetic Variants of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Are Linked to Autism: A Case-Control Study.

BACKGROUND:Autism is a disease of complex nature with a significant genetic component. The importance of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) elements in cognition and behavior besides the interaction of angiotensin II (Ang II), the main product of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), with neurotransmitte...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Negar Firouzabadi, Nima Ghazanfari, Ali Alavi Shoushtari, Nasrallah Erfani, Farshid Fathi, Mozhdeh Bazrafkan, Ehsan Bahramali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4833406?pdf=render

Similar Items

Similar Items