A common genetic variant in the neurexin superfamily member CNTNAP2 increases familial risk of autism.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on January 01, 2008

Authors

Dan E Arking1, David J Cutler, Camille W Brune, Tanya M Teslovich, Kristen West, Morna Ikeda, Alexis Rea, Moltu Guy, Shin Lin, Edwin H Cook, Aravinda Chakravarti

Author Affiliations

1: McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

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