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SUBMITTER: Saha S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7997895 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saha Sharmistha S Chatterjee Mahasweta M Sinha Swagata S Mukhopadhyay Kanchan K
Scientific reports 20210326 1
Alteration in gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter, is speculated to be a potential risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) due to an altered expression in the brain. Sensory, social, and emotional deficits of subjects with ASD were reported to be caused by an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission as well as GABAergic dysfunction caused by inadequate receptor function. We for the first time studied association between ASD and a ...[more]