Gene-environment interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): excess copy number variants (CNVs) in genes regulating the effect of environmental exposure to toxicants
ASD is an heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder, with an estimated heritability of 50% and a complex genetic etiology. Recent studies also implicate exposure to environmental factors in this disorder. We thus hypothesize that ASD is the result of the interaction of a genetic susceptibility with...
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| Format: | conferenceObject |
| Language: | eng |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4744 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/4744 |