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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Provenzano G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3810701 | biostudies-other | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Provenzano Giovanni G Zunino Giulia G Genovesi Sacha S Sgadó Paola P Bozzi Yuri Y
Disease markers 20120101 5
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental diseases characterized by a triad of specific behavioral traits: abnormal social interactions, communication deficits and stereotyped or repetitive behaviors. Several recent studies showed that ASDs have a strong genetic basis, contributing to the discovery of a number of ASD-associated genes. Due to the genetic complexity of these disorders, mouse strains with targeted deletion of ASD genes have become an essential ...[more]