Autism spectrum disorders

Subtelomeric region of chromosome 2 in patients with autism spectrum disorders

A. Barbosa-Gonçalves, Vendrame-Goloni, C. B., Martins, A. L. B., and Fett-Conte, A. C., Subtelomeric region of chromosome 2 in patients with autism spectrum disorders, vol. 7, pp. 527-533, 2008.

Autism spectrum disorders are severe psychiatric diseases commonly identified in the population. They are diagnosed during childhood and the etiology has been much debated due to their variations and complexity. Onset is early and characterized as communication and social interaction disorders and as repetitive and stereotyped behavior. Austistic disorders may occur together with various genetic and chromosomal diseases. Several chromosomal regions and genes are implicated in the predisposition for these diseases, in particular those with products expressed in the central nervous system.

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