2008
Genes Controlling Affiliative Behavior as Candidate Genes for Autism
Yrigollen CM, Han SS, Kochetkova A, Babitz T, Chang JT, Volkmar FR, Leckman JF, Grigorenko EL. Genes Controlling Affiliative Behavior as Candidate Genes for Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2008, 63: 911-916. PMID: 18207134, PMCID: PMC2386897, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAsperger SyndromeAutistic DisorderBehaviorChildDopamine beta-HydroxylaseFamily HealthFemaleGenetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansMaleOrganizational AffiliationOxytocinProlactinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosReceptors, OxytocinReceptors, ProlactinConceptsHeterogeneous genetic factorsAllelic associationCandidate genesAssociation analysisGenetic linkageManifestation of ASDGenesGenetic variantsAllelic variantsFBAT softwareGenetic factorsComplex etiologyIndependent replicationNeurodevelopmental disordersOXTR geneAffiliative behaviorMultiple facetsVariantsPRLRPhenotypeHypothesis
2005
Sequence Variants in SLITRK1 Are Associated with Tourette's Syndrome
Abelson JF, Kwan KY, O'Roak BJ, Baek DY, Stillman AA, Morgan TM, Mathews CA, Pauls DL, Rašin M, Gunel M, Davis NR, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Guez DH, Spertus JA, Leckman JF, Dure LS, Kurlan R, Singer HS, Gilbert DL, Farhi A, Louvi A, Lifton RP, Šestan N, State MW. Sequence Variants in SLITRK1 Are Associated with Tourette's Syndrome. Science 2005, 310: 317-320. PMID: 16224024, DOI: 10.1126/science.1116502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAdolescentAnimalsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainChildChild, PreschoolChromosome InversionChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 13DNADNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleFrameshift MutationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsPedigreeSequence Analysis, DNATourette SyndromeConceptsSequence variantsTourette syndromeChromosomal inversionsFrameshift mutantsCandidate genesExpression patternsControl chromosomesPrimary neuronal culturesFrameshift mutationSLITRK1Independent occurrenceMotor ticsDevelopmental neuropsychiatric disordersChronic vocalNeuronal culturesIdentical variantsUnrelated probandsBrain regionsNeuropsychiatric disordersSyndrome