Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated with Low Serotonin in CSF and Mutations in the SLC29A4 Plasma Membrane Monoamine Transporter (PMAT) Gene
Research Collection Journal Article Autism spectrum disorder associated with low serotonin in CSF and mutations in the SLC29A4 plasma membrane monoamine transporter (PMAT) gene Author(s): Adamsen, Dea; Ramaekers, Vincent; Ho, Horace T.B.; Britschgi, Corinne; Rüfenacht, Véronique; Meili, David; Bobrowski, Elise; Philippe, Paule; Nava, Caroline; Van Maldergem, Lionel; Bruggmann, Rémy; Walitza, Susanne; Wang, Joanne; Grünblatt, Edna; Thöny, Beat Publication Date: 2014 Permanent Link: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000089358 Originally published in: Molecular autism 5, http://doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-5-43 Rights / License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic This page was generated automatically upon download from the ETH Zurich Research Collection. For more information please consult the Terms of use. ETH Library Adamsen et al. Molecular Autism 2014, 5:43 http://www.molecularautism.com/content/5/1/43 RESEARCH Open Access Autism spectrum disorder associated with low serotonin in CSF and mutations in the SLC29A4 plasma membrane monoamine transporter (PMAT) gene Dea Adamsen1,2†, Vincent Ramaekers3†, Horace TB Ho4, Corinne Britschgi5, Véronique Rüfenacht1, David Meili5, Elise Bobrowski6, Paule Philippe3, Caroline Nava7, Lionel Van Maldergem8, Rémy Bruggmann9,10, Susanne Walitza6,11,12, Joanne Wang4, Edna Grünblatt6,11 and Beat Thöny1,2,5,12* Abstract Background: Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have low brain serotonin concentrations as reflected by the serotonin end-metabolite 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5HIAA) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods: We sequenced the candidate genes SLC6A4 (SERT), SLC29A4 (PMAT), and GCHFR (GFRP), followed by whole exome analysis. Results: The known heterozygous p.Gly56Ala mutation in the SLC6A4 gene was equally found in the ASD and control populations.
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