AUTISM AND GABA: CONFIRMATION OF CLINICAL FINDINGS.(FEBRUARY 2003).

By Renato Cocchi MD

New research (Shao et al., Mapping Chromosome 15q11-q13 in Autism. Am. J. Hum. Genet., 72:539-548, 2003) indicates increased linkage evidence for the 15q11-q13 region, with receptors' subunit genes of GABA (GABRB3), in Autistic Disorders.

In my theoretical introduction to drug therapy in Autism, (autism7.htm) I pointed out GABA as the main brain neurotransmitter involved in that disorder.

 

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