Autism severity is associated with child and maternal MAOA genotypes

@article{Cohen2011AutismSI,
  title={Autism severity is associated with child and maternal MAOA genotypes},
  author={I. Bernard Cohen and X Liu and Mes Lewis and A E Chudley and Cynthia J Forster-Gibson and M Gonz{\'a}lez and E C Jenkins and W. Ted Brown and J. J. A. Holden},
  journal={Clinical Genetics},
  year={2011},
  volume={79}
}
Cohen IL, Liu X, Lewis MES, Chudley A, Forster‐Gibson C, Gonzalez M, Jenkins EC, Brown WT, Holden JJA. Autism severity is associated with child and maternal MAOA genotypes. 
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