Open Access<p>Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Variants Confer Potential Vulnerability to Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Saudi Community</p>
Author(s) -
Arwa Arab,
Nasser A. Elhawary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s230348
Subject(s) - methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase , single nucleotide polymorphism , medicine , autism , odds ratio , genotype , genotyping , autism spectrum disorder , genetics , bioinformatics , psychiatry , gene , biology
Several interacting genes or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are vulnerable to the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here we explored associations between SNPs in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase ( MTHFR ) gene or combined genotypes and the risk of ASD in a Saudi community.