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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Autism is now widely accepted as a biological disorder which, by and large, starts before birth. It has been shown that serotonin (5-HT) is associated with several psychological processes and hyperserotoninemia is observed in some autistic patients. The results of previous reports about family-based association studies between the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene promoter polymorphism and autism are controversial. In this study, an analysis using the transmission/disequilibrium test (TDT) between the 5-HTT gene promoter polymorphism and autism in 104 trios, all ethnically Japanese, showed no significant linkage disequilibrium (P=0.17). Recently, it has been reported that some haplotypes at the serotonin transporter locus may be associated with the pathogenesis of autism. Therefore, further investigations by haplotype analyses are necessary to confirm the implications of genetic variants of the serotonin transporter in the etiology of autism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0387-7604
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
257-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Autistic Disorder, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Genetic Testing, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:16481140-Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism and autism: a family-based genetic association study in Japanese population.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Course of Specialized Clinical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't