Autism: evidence of association with adenosine deaminase genetic polymorphism.
Neurogenetics
; 3(2): 111-3, 2001 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11354825
ABSTRACT
Reduced adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity has been reported in sera of autistic children relative to controls. Additionally, the Asn allele of the ADA Asp8Asn polymorphism has been associated with reduced enzymatic activity. Therefore, we studied this polymorphism in autistic children and controls from two Italian populations. We observed a significantly elevated frequency of the low-activity Asn allele in the total sample of autistic cases relative to controls (P < 0.00001), and in both study populations (P < 0.001 and P < 0.025). We suggest that this putative genotype-dependent reduction in ADA activity may be a risk factor for the development of autism.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Polimorfismo Genético
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Transtorno Autístico
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Adenosina Desaminase
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurogenetics
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article