Behavioural phenotypes may vary geographically

Visual analysis of geocoded twin data puts nature and nurture on the map. Molecular Psychiatry. June 2012.

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Environmental factors and autism?

Several papers to link to all of which are open-access:

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Landrigan P. et al. A research strategy to discover the environmental causes of autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104285

Sheldon JF. et al. Tipping the balance of autism risk: potential mechanisms linking pesticides and autism. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104553

Kalkbrenner AE. et al. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders using data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104556

Wayman GA. et al. PCB 95 promotes dendritic growth via ryanodine receptor-dependent mechanisms. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104832

Wayman GA. et al. PCB 95 modulates calcium-dependent signaling pathway responsible for activity-dependent dendritic growth. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104833

Autism and epigenetics

A macroepigenetic approach to identify factors responsible for the autism epidemic in the United States. Clinical Epigenetics. April 2012.

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Chlorination by-products and autistic-like behaviours

Chlorination byproducts induce gender specific autistic-like behaviors in CD-1 mice. NeuroToxicology. July 2011.

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Environment as important as genes in autism?

Genetic heritability and shared environmental factors among twin pairs with autism. Archives of General Psychiatry. July 2011.
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Genotype by environmental interaction in breast cancer

Genetic variants in the MRPS30 region and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. Genome Medicine. June 2011.
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