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Gene expression profiling differentiates autism case–controls and phenotypic variants of autism spectrum disorders: evidence for circadian rhythm dysfunction in severe autism

  1. Valerie W. Hu1,*,
  2. Tewarit Sarachana1,
  3. Kyung Soon Kim1,†,
  4. AnhThu Nguyen1,
  5. Shreya Kulkarni1,
  6. Mara E. Steinberg1,‡,
  7. Truong Luu2,
  8. Yinglei Lai3,
  9. Norman H. Lee2

Article first published online: 5 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/aur.73

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Autism Research

Autism Research

Volume 2, Issue 2, pages 78–97, April 2009

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Hu, V. W., Sarachana, T., Kim, K. S., Nguyen, A., Kulkarni, S., Steinberg, M. E., Luu, T., Lai, Y. and Lee, N. H. (2009), Gene expression profiling differentiates autism case–controls and phenotypic variants of autism spectrum disorders: evidence for circadian rhythm dysfunction in severe autism. Autism Res, 2: 78–97. doi: 10.1002/aur.73

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  1. 1

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC

  2. 2

    Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, The George Washington University Medical Center, N.W., Washington, DC

  3. 3

    Department of Statistics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC

  1. †

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905

  2. ‡

    Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland; College Park, MD 20742

*Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2300 Eye St., N.W., Washington, DC 20037

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  1. Issue published online: 19 MAY 2009
  2. Article first published online: 5 MAY 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 MAR 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 23 MAR 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 8 DEC 2008

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  • National Institute of Mental Health, NIH. Grant Number: R21 MH073393
  • Autism Speaks. Grant Number: 2381

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