Journal article
Genomic and epigenetic evidence for oxytocin receptor deficiency in autism
Abstract
BackgroundAutism comprises a spectrum of behavioral and cognitive disturbances of childhood development and is known to be highly heritable. Although numerous approaches have been used to identify genes implicated in the development of autism, less than 10% of autism cases have been attributed to single gene disorders.MethodsWe describe the use of high-resolution genome-wide tilepath microarrays and comparative genomic hybridization to identify …
Authors
Gregory SG; Connelly JJ; Towers AJ; Johnson J; Biscocho D; Markunas CA; Lintas C; Abramson RK; Wright HH; Ellis P
Journal
BMC Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2009
DOI
10.1186/1741-7015-7-62
ISSN
1741-7015