A case of autism with an interstitial deletion on 4q leading to hemizygosity for genes encoding for glutamine and glycine neurotransmitter receptor sub-units (<it>AMPA 2</it>, <it>GLRA3</it>, <it>GLRB</it>) and neuropeptide receptors <it>NPY1R</it>, <it>NPY5R</it>

• Main Authors: Steinberg-Epstein Robin (Author), Modahl Charlotte B (Author), Hanouni Mona (Author), Mays Lee Z (Author), Flodman Pamela L (Author), Woodroffe Abigail (Author), Ramanathan Subhadra (Author), Bocian Maureen E (Author), Spence M Anne (Author), Smith Moyra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by a triad of deficits: qualitative impairments in social interactions, communication deficits, and repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Although autism is etiolo...