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>

• Autores principales: Steinberg-Epstein Robin (Autor), Modahl Charlotte B (Autor), Hanouni Mona (Autor), Mays Lee Z (Autor), Flodman Pamela L (Autor), Woodroffe Abigail (Autor), Ramanathan Subhadra (Autor), Bocian Maureen E (Autor), Spence M Anne (Autor), Smith Moyra (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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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...