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Linkage, Association, and Gene-Expression Analyses Identify CNTNAP2 as an Autism-Susceptibility Gene

The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2008 · Vol. 82(1) · pp. 150–159

Maricela Alarcón(Center for Autism and Related Disorders)Brett S. Abrahams(University of California, Los Angeles)Jennifer Stone(University of California, Los Angeles)Jacqueline A. Duvall(Center for Autism and Related Disorders)Julia V. Perederiy(University of California, Los Angeles)Jamee M. Bomar(University of California, Los Angeles)Jonathan Sebat(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)Michael Wigler(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)Alastair J. Martin(Emory University)David H. Ledbetter(Emory University)Stanley F. Nelson(University of California, Los Angeles)Rita M. Cantor(University of California, Los Angeles)Daniel H. Geschwind✉(Center for Autism and Related Disorders)

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Virology and Viral Diseases Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersAutismFOXP2GeneticsSpecific language impairmentNeurodevelopmental disorderGenome-wide association studyCandidate geneGenetic associationPsychologyBiology

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Autistic DisorderBrainChildChromosomes, Human, Pair 7FemaleHumansLanguage DevelopmentMaleMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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