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Neurotransmitter systems and neurotrophic factors in autism: association study of 37 genes suggests involvement of DDC

Claudio TomaDepartament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;Biomedical Network Research Centre on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Spain
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Amaia HervásChild and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Spain
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Noemí BalmañaChild and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Spain
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Marta SalgadoChild and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Spain
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Marta MaristanyDevelopmental Disorders Unit (UETD), Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Elisabet VilellaHospital Psiquiàtric Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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Francisco AguileraIntellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disorders Research Unit (UNIVIDD), Fundació Villablanca, Grup Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
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Carmen OrejuelaIntellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disorders Research Unit (UNIVIDD), Fundació Villablanca, Grup Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
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Ivon CuscóBiomedical Network Research Centre on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Spain;Unitat de Genètica, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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Fátima GallasteguiBiomedical Network Research Centre on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Spain;Unitat de Genètica, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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Luis Alberto Pérez-JuradoBiomedical Network Research Centre on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Spain;Unitat de Genètica, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain;Programa de Medicina Molecular i Genètica, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Rafaela Caballero-AndaluzAutism Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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Yolanda de Diego-OteroLaboratorio de Investigación, Fundación IMABIS, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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Guadalupe Guzmán-AlvarezUnidad de Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil. Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, Spain
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Josep Antoni Ramos-QuirogaDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain;Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Marta RibasésDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain;Psychiatric Genetics Unit, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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Mònica BayésCentro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB), Spain
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Bru CormandDepartament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;Biomedical Network Research Centre on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Spain;Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 516-527 | Received 06 Feb 2011, Accepted 22 Jun 2011, Published online: 08 Mar 2012

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