Candidate Genes for Inherited Autism Susceptibility in the Lebanese Population

Candidate Genes for Inherited Autism Susceptibility in the Lebanese Population

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by ritualistic-repetitive behaviors and impaired verbal/non-verbal communication. Many ASD susceptibility genes implicated in neuronal pathways/brain development have been identified. The Lebanese population is ideal for uncovering recessive genes because of shared ancestry and a high rate of consanguineous marriages. Aims here are to analyze for ...

Identifying Autism Susceptibility Genes

stantial (36%–90%), whereas in dizygotic (DZ) pairs the rate is similar to the rate of autism among siblings of De Crespigny Park London, SE5 8AF affected children. Twin studies also suggest that the genetic predisposition extends to related, but milder, communication and/or social deficits. In the largest study (Bailey et al., 1995), 92% of MZ pairs were concor-Roosevelt Drive Oxford, OX3 7BN ...

Genetics of childhood disorders: XLVII. Autism, part 6: duplication and inherited susceptibility of chromosome 15q11-q13 genes in autism.

253 Autism is a neuropsychiatric disorder that exhibits high heritability and is considered to have a complex genetic etiology. A sibling of a child with autism has a 25 to 50 times greater risk for developing autism than someone in the general population. Autism displays both clinical and genetic heterogeneity, as reviewed in last month’s column. A different set of genes may confer risk in dif...

Asthma Candidate Genes in the Finnish Population

PM295. Association between autism susceptibility candidate 2 haplotypes and alcohol dependence in a Japanese population

s | 5 Conclusions: Aripiprazole demonstrated its efficacy in maintaining abstinence from metamphetamine use in Thai patients with metamphetamine dependence following metamphetamine psychosis. It was found to be safe and well tolerated. Keyword: methamphetamine, aripiprazole, dependence, abstinence PM294 Association between polymorphism of COMT gene and domestic violence in Han and Uygur on alco...