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SynthesisPloS one2020

The role of 5-HTTLPR in autism spectrum disorder: New evidence and a meta-analysis of this polymorphism in Latin American population with psychiatric disorders.

D L Nuñez-Rios, R Chaskel, A Lopez, L Galeano, M C Lattig

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

D L Nuñez-RiosDepartamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
R ChaskelInstituto Colombiano del Sistema Nervioso Clínica Monserrat, Bogotá, Colombia.
A LopezFundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.
L GaleanoDepartamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
M C LattigDepartamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-2113-9266
Universidad de Los Andes · COInstituto Neurológico de Colombia · CO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder encompassing a broad phenotypic and genotypic variability. The short (S)/long (L) 5-HTTLPR polymorphism has a functional role in the regulation of extracellular serotonin levels and both alleles have been associated to ASD. Most studies including European, American, and Asian populations have suggested an ethnical heterogeneity of this polymorphism; however, the short/long frequencies from Latin American population have been under-studied in recent meta-analysis. Here, we evaluated the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in Colombian individuals with idiopathic ASD and reported a non-preferential S or L transmission and a non-association with ASD risk or symptom severity. Moreover, to recognize the allelic frequencies of an under-represented population we also recovered genetic studies from Latin American individuals and compared these frequencies with frequencies from other ethnicities. Results from meta-analysis suggest that short/long frequencies in Latin American are similar to those reported in Caucasian population but different to African and Asian regions.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAsian PeopleAutism Spectrum DisorderGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansLatin AmericaSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSeverity of Illness IndexWhite PeopleSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSLC6A4 protein, human

Identifiers

PMID32614901
PMCPMC7332001
OpenAlexW3040520104

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