Association of transcription factor gene LMX1B with autism.

Multiple lines of evidence suggest a serotoninergic dysfunction in autism. The role of LMX1B in the development and maintenance of serotoninergic neurons is well known. In order to examine the role, if any, of LMX1B with autism pathophysiology, a trio-based SNP association study using 252 family sam...

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Main Authors: Ismail Thanseem, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Ayyappan Anitha, Shiro Suda, Kazuo Yamada, Yoshimi Iwayama, Tomoko Toyota, Masatsugu Tsujii, Yasuhide Iwata, Katsuaki Suzuki, Hideo Matsuzaki, Keiko Iwata, Toshiro Sugiyama, Takeo Yoshikawa, Norio Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3162001?pdf=render