Analysis of four DLX homeobox genes in autistic probands

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Linkage studies in autism have identified susceptibility loci on chromosomes 2q and 7q, regions containing the DLX1/2 and DLX5/6 bigene clusters. The DLX genes encode homeodomain transcription factors that control craniofacial patter...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carlson Elaine J, Woo Jonathan M, Hamilton Steven P, Ghanem Nöel, Ekker Marc, Rubenstein John LR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-11-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/6/52