Molecular genetic study of the gene in the serotonin transporte 5-HTT for patients with autism in Iraq

Abstract

Autism is a neuropsychiatric disorders , which have been associated with many causes including genetic causes, which affects 4 out of every 10000 people in the world . In this study, the molecular gene serotonin 5-HTT specially 5HTTLPR area multi-format gene to gene serotonin ,which is located on chromosome 17 which revealed it's association with many of the mental disorders as being responsible for the uptake of serotonin by nerve cell after the synapse and signal transduction of nerve to nerve cells. DNA has been isolated from epithelial cells of the lining of the mouth was studied in fifty child diagnosed clinically with autism in Iraq and conducted PCR technique to amplify the genes and migrated to gel Agaros 2% were analyzed style band was done in an attempt to detect any evidence of a link between autism and gene 5-HTT.