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Variation in the autism candidate gene GABRB3 modulates tactile sensitivity in typically developing children

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Autism, July 2012
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Title
Variation in the autism candidate gene GABRB3 modulates tactile sensitivity in typically developing children
Published in
Molecular Autism, July 2012
DOI 10.1186/2040-2392-3-6
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Teresa Tavassoli, Bonnie Auyeung, Laura C Murphy, Simon Baron-Cohen, Bhismadev Chakrabarti

Abstract

Autism spectrum conditions have a strong genetic component. Atypical sensory sensitivities are one of the core but neglected features of autism spectrum conditions. GABRB3 is a well-characterised candidate gene for autism spectrum conditions. In mice, heterozygous Gabrb3 deletion is associated with increased tactile sensitivity. However, no study has examined if tactile sensitivity is associated with GABRB3 genetic variation in humans. To test this, we conducted two pilot genetic association studies in the general population, analysing two phenotypic measures of tactile sensitivity (a parent-report and a behavioural measure) for association with 43 SNPs in GABRB3.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 3%
Unknown 74 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 22%
Researcher 14 18%
Student > Master 12 16%
Student > Postgraduate 7 9%
Student > Bachelor 7 9%
Other 10 13%
Unknown 9 12%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 22 29%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 13%
Neuroscience 9 12%
Social Sciences 3 4%
Other 7 9%
Unknown 14 18%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 July 2012.
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#7,047,742
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#460
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#47,496
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#2
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