9th Annual International Meeting For Autism Research ... - Confex

Program
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Multimodal MRI Analysis of White Matter in Young Children with
Autism: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Tractography, and Structural
MRI Study. M. Shen* 1 , C. W. Nordahl 1 , R. C. Scholz 1 , L. M. Perry 2 ,
R. F. Dougherty 2 , T. J. Simon 1 , S. J. Rogers 1 , B. A. Wandell 2 and D.
G. Amaral 1 , (1)M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California at Davis,
(2)Stanford University
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Brain Anatomy in Adult Autism: a Multi-Centre Neuroimaging Study.
C. Ecker* 1 and M. R. C. AIMS Consortium 2 , (1)Institute of Psychiatry,
King’s College London, (2)University of Cambridge; Institute of
Psychiatry, King’s College London; University of Oxford
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Atypical Asymmetry of Superior Temporal Gyrus and Temporal
Stem White Matter Microstructure in Autism. N. Lange* 1 , M. B.
DuBray 2 , J. E. Lee 3 , M. P. Froimowitz 4 , A. Froehlich 2 , N. Adluru 5 , B.
Wright 2 , C. Ravichandran 6 , P. T. Fletcher 2 , E. Bigler 2 , A. L. Alexander 3
and J. E. Lainhart 2 , (1)Harvard University, (2)University of Utah,
(3)University of Wisconsin, (4)McLean Hospital, (5)University of
Wisconsin-Madison, (6)McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Altered Functional Connectivity During Rest is Related to 5-HTTLPR
Genotype in Autism Spectrum Disorders. J. L. Wiggins*, S. J. Peltier,
J. K. Bedoyan, S. Ashinoff, S. J. Weng, M. Carrasco, R. C. Welsh, C.
Lord, D. M. Martin and C. S. Monk, University of Michigan
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A Preliminary Investigation of GAD65 and Cortical Morphometry in
ASD. P. Johnston*, C. Ecker, E. Daly, C. M. Murphy, J. Powell and D.
G. Murphy, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
Oral Sessions
134 Comorbidities
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM - Grand Ballroom CD Level 5
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A Genetic Epidemiological Approach to the Sensory Over-
Responsivity Phenotype. H. H. Goldsmith*, C. Van Hulle and N. L.
Schmidt, The University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Association Between Inherited and Congenital Diseases and
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Nation-Wide Register-Based Study.
M. B. Lauritsen* 1 and E. Parner 2 , (1)Regional Centre for Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, (2)University of
Aarhus
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Co-Occurring Epilepsy Among Children with Autistic Spectrum
Disorder: Results From the Missouri ADDM Epilepsy Surveillance
System. R. Fitzgerald* 1 , E. Trevathan 2 , C. Soke 1 , A. Hoog 1 and J.
N. Constantino 1 , (1)Washington University School of Medicine,
(2)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Decreased Levels of Total Immunoglobulin in Children with Autism
Is Not a Result of B-Cell Dysfunction. L. S. Heuer* 1 , M. Rose 2 , P.
Ashwood 3 and J. Van de Water 2 , (1)University of California, Davis,
(2)University of California at Davis, (3)M.I.N.D. Institute, University
of California at Davis
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GI Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorders(ASD): An Autism
Treatment Network Study. K. C. Williams* 1 , G. J. Fuchs 2 , G. T.
Furuta 3 , M. Marcon 4 , D. L. Coury 5 and A. T. N. GI Subcomittee 6 ,
(1)Vanderbilt University Medical Center, (2)University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences, (3)University of Colorado at Denver,
(4)Hospital for Sick Children, (5)Nationwide Children’s Hospital,
(6)N/A
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Genetic and Environmental Infl uences On the Overlap Between
Autistic-Like Traits and ADHD Behaviors in Early Childhood.
A. Ronald* 1 , L. R. Edelson 2 , P. Asherson 3 and K. J. Saudino 2 ,
(1)Birkbeck College, University of London, (2)Boston University,
(3)Institute of Psychiatry
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Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children with Down
Syndrome in New York State. E. S. Kuschner* 1 , S. Hyman 2 , E. van
Wijngaarden 2 , C. I. Magyar 1 , S. B. Sulkes 1 , A. Diehl 2 , N. J. Roizen 3
and C. M. Druschel 4 , (1)University of Rochester Medical Center,
(2)University of Rochester, (3)Case Western Reserve, (4)New York
State Department of Health Congenital Malformations Registry
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Testing Epilepsy Candidate Genes in Autism. M. L. Cuccaro* 1 , R.
Tuchman 1 , D. Ma 2 , E. R. Martin 2 , R. K. Abramson 3 , H. H. Wright 3 , J.
Gilbert 4 , J. P. Hussman 5 and M. A. Pericak-Vance 2 , (1)University of
Miami, (2)Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, (3)University of
South Carolina School of Medicine, (4)University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine, (5)Hussman Foundation
Oral Sessions
135 Neuropathology 1
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM - Grand Ballroom AB Level 5
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Altered Cyctoarchitecture, Decreased GABA and Serotonin
Receptor Subtypes, but Normal Density of Neurons and
Interneurons in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex and Fusiform Gyrus
in Autism. A. Oblak* 1 , T. Gibbs 1 , T. Kemper 1 , M. L. Bauman 2 and G.
Blatt 1 , (1)Boston University School of Medicine, (2)MassGeneral
Hosptial for Children/Harvard Medical School; Boston University
School of Medicine
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Association of Autism with Polyomavirus Infection in Postmortem
Brains. C. Lintas, L. Altieri, F. Lombardi, R. Sacco and A. M. Persico*,
Univ. Campus Bio-Medico
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Cathepsin D and Apoptosis Related Proteins Are Altered in the
Brain of Autistic Subjects. A. Sheikh*, X. Li, G. Wen, Z. Tauqeer,
W. T. Brown and M. Malik, NYS Institute for Basic Research in
Developmental Disabilities
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Decreased GABAergic Biomarkers in Cerebellar, Limbic and
Cortical Areas in Autism: Neuropathological and Developmental
Implications. G. Blatt*, A. Oblak, T. Gibbs and J. J. Soghomonian,
Boston University School of Medicine
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