Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Amount

$540,750.00

Award Date

9/24/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Autism spectrum disorders are among the most heritable common disorders, and four times as many males as females are affected. The aims of this proposal comprise a pilot study to investigate the genetic basis for sexual dimorphism in autism.