International Meeting for Autism Research (May 7 - 9, 2009): Poster III

Poster III

Friday, May 8, 2009: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Northwest Hall (Chicago Hilton)
10:00 AM
4 Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Children with Autism: Associations with Ethnicity, Child Co-Morbid Symptoms and Parental Stress
M. D. Valicenti-McDermott, L. Bernstein, B. M. Burrows, K. Lawson, M. Schechtman, R. Seijo, L. H. Shulman and S. Shinnar
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
9 Longitudinal Rasch Analysis of Imitation in Infants at Risk for Autism
G. S. Young, S. J. Rogers, M. Sigman, T. Hutman, W. Mattson, J. Martinez and S. Ozonoff
12:00 PM
10 Does Family Affectedness Predict Outcomes in Infants at Risk for Autism?
A. J. Schwichtenberg, S. Ozonoff, S. J. Rogers, M. B. Steinfeld, G. S. Young and M. Moore
10:00 AM
14 Academic Outcomes of Youth with Autism
J. Kurth and A. M. Mastergeorge
11:00 AM
15 The Effect of Age and IQ on the Acquisition of Adaptive Skills in Girls with Autism
K. A. Loveland, D. A. Pearson and T. CPEA/STAART Girls with Autism Study Group
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
20 Pro- and Anti- Saccade Abnormalities in First-Degree Relatives of Individuals with Autism
M. W. Mosconi, A. M. D'Cruz, M. Kay, L. Ankeny, L. D. Stanford and J. A. Sweeney
10:00 AM
21 Procedural Learning Abnormalities in First-Degree Relatives of Individuals with Autism
M. W. Mosconi, K. Kapur, A. M. D'Cruz, L. Ankeny, M. Kay, L. D. Stanford and J. A. Sweeney
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
23 A Behavioral Genetics Study of Autism, NJLAGS
Z. Fermano, J. Flax, B. Zimmerman-Bier and L. Brzustowicz
10:00 AM
24 Birth Order Effects in Multiplex Autism Families
L. Waldenmaier, S. Foley, I. Rezek, K. Wittemeyer, H. L. Hayward, S. Wallace, J. Parr and A. Bailey
11:00 AM
25 Phenotypic Congruence in Multiplex Autism Families
J. Pandey, K. Carr, A. D. Verbalis, M. Barton and D. Fein
12:00 PM
26 Agreement Between ADI-R and ADOS in a Twin Sample
N. Gillan, E. Woodcock, V. J. Hallett, C. Ames, E. Colvert, F. Happé and P. Bolton
10:00 AM
27 A Twin Study of Gesture Execution, Imitation, and Identification
J. L. Stevenson, N. A. Krause, E. K. Schweigert, H. H. Goldsmith and M. A. Gernsbacher
12:00 PM
29 Eye Color as a Potential Clinical Phenotype of ASD
C. J. Ferretti, J. Pinto-Martin, M. C. Souders and S. E. Levy
10:00 AM
30 Differences in Clinical Presentation of Trisomy 21 with and without Autism
C. A. Molloy, D. S. Murray, A. Kinsman, H. Castillo, T. Mitchell, F. Hickey and B. Patterson
12:00 PM
32 Amygdala Function in a Known Genetic Cause of Autism
E. Ballinger, L. Cordeiro, J. Yuhas and D. Hessl
10:00 AM
33 A 2.2Mb 1q42.2 Microduplication Including DISC1 in 2 Brothers with Autism and Mild Mental Retardation
A. Crepel, J. Breckpot, J. P. Fryns, J. Steyaert, K. Devriendt and H. Peeters
12:00 PM
35 Chromosomal Anomalies in a Portuguese “Idiopathic” Autism Sample
F. Duque, J. Almeida, R. L. Abreu, E. Matoso, I. Carreira, A. Vicente and G. Oliveira
11:00 AM
37 Novel Copy Number Variation in Autism
S. Lund, D. Pinto, E. L. Crawford, C. Marshall, S. Thomson, B. Yaspan, O. Veatch, S. W. Scherer and J. Sutcliffe
12:00 PM
38 Microdeletions and Microduplications at 15q11.2 in Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Costa Rican Cohort
G. Cai, L. Ospina, P. Jiménez, O. Bozdagi, J. G. Reichert, L. A. McInnes, T. Sakurai and J. D. Buxbaum
12:00 PM
40 A High Resolution CNV Survey of the GABA Gene Family and Additional Autism Candidate Genes
D. J. Hedges, H. N. Cukier, D. Q. MA, J. M. Jaworski, P. L. Whitehead, H. H. Wright, R. K. Abramson, S. E. Echandia, Z. M. Kozhekbaeva, L. Nathanson, J. P. Hussman, J. Haines, M. L. Cuccaro, J. R. Gilbert and M. A. Pericak-Vance
10:00 AM
41 Feasibility for Detecting Epigenetic Abnormalities in Autism Brain
R. Person, S. Kim, X. Zhang, Y. H. Jiang, R. Chen, Y. Li, W. Li and A. Beaudet
10:00 AM
44 Cytokine Polymorphisms and Their Potential Role in Autism
M. C. Mott, M. F. Casanova, G. R. Fernandez-Botran, L. L. Sears, C. R. Tillquist and F. A. Crespo
11:00 AM
45 Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Serum of Children with PDDs and Their Parents
K. Francis, A. Dougali, K. Sideri, K. Dimas and E. Lykouras
12:00 PM
46 Association of Oxytocin Receptor Gene Variants with Social Phenotypes of Autism Spectrum Disorder
D. B. Campbell, D. Datta, S. T. Jones, E. B. Lee, J. Sutcliffe and P. Levitt
10:00 AM
47 Examination of the AVPR1a Microsatellites in Relation to Human Promoter Activity
K. Tansey, M. J. Hill, L. E. Cochrane, R. J. Anney, M. Gill and L. Gallagher
11:00 AM
48 Association Study of Neurexin 1 and Neuroligin 3 & 4 Genes with French Autistic Patients
F. Laaghouiti, P. Gorwood, B. Golse, L. Robel and N. Ramoz
12:00 PM
49 Mutant Forms of PTEN Associated with Autism
R. E. Redfern, M. C. Daou, A. Gericke and A. H. Ross
12:00 PM
50 PRKCB1 Gene Variants Influence Stereotypic Behaviors in Autism-Spectrum Disorders
R. Sacco, F. Rousseau, J. Hager, P. Curatolo, B. Manzi, R. Militerni, C. Bravaccio, C. Lenti, M. Saccani, S. Puglisi-Allegra, T. Pascucci, K. L. Reichelt and A. M. Persico
11:00 AM
52 Whole Genome Association Studies in Autistic Spectrum Disorders Revisited: a Support Vector Machine Approach
P. Johnston, D. R. Hardoon, C. Ecker, T. K. Clarke, E. Daly, J. Powell, D. G. Murphy and M. R. C. AIMS Consortium
12:00 PM
53 Family-Based Association Study of the X Chromosome Reveals ASD Genes
E. R. Martin, R. H. Chung, D. Q. MA, J. M. Jaworski, J. R. Gilbert, D. J. Hedges, J. Hoffman, A. N. Andersen, I. Konidari, R. K. Abramson, H. H. Wright, J. Haines, M. L. Cuccaro and M. A. Pericak-Vance
10:00 AM
54 Molecular Investigation of An Autism Risk Association Region on Chromosome 5p14.1
A. J. Griswold, H. N. Cukier, P. L. Whitehead, I. Konidari, W. Hulme, D. Q. MA, J. M. Jaworski, D. Salyakina, L. Wang, D. J. Hedges, J. Haines, J. R. Gilbert and M. A. Pericak-Vance
12:00 PM
56 Ancestry and Association Analysis of the AGRE Autism Families
B. Yaspan, J. Haines and J. Sutcliffe
11:00 AM
58 A Pathway-Based Approach to Association Analysis in Autism
C. Hicks, A. Tchourbanov, G. Steinhardt, R. Asfour and J. Del Greco
12:00 PM
59 Identification of Genetic Variation in Autism Using Multiplexed Massively Parallel Sequencing
A. Sekar, J. Long, A. Kurdoglu, M. Redman, S. Walker, T. Laub, J. Corneveaux, M. Huentelman and D. W. Craig
12:00 PM
60 Identifying Loci for the Overlap Between ADHD and PDD Using a Genome-Wide QTL Linkage Approach
J. S. Nijmeijer, A. Arias-Vásquez, M. E. Altink, J. K. Buitelaar, C. J. M. Buschgens, S. V. Faraone, E. A. Fliers, B. Franke, R. B. Minderaa, N. N. J. Rommelse, C. A. Hartman and P. J. Hoekstra
10:00 AM
61 Genetic and Expression Analyses of Serotonergic Factors in Autism
K. Nakamura, T. Miyachi, A. Ayyappan, M. Tsujii, S. Suda, I. Thanseem, K. Tsuchiya, H. Matsuzaki, K. Yamada, Y. Iwayama, T. Toyota, E. Hattori, T. Sugiyama, N. Takei, T. Yoshikawa and N. Mori
11:00 AM
62 Is a Functional Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism Linked to the Core Symptoms of Autism or Comorbid Psychopathology?
E. Duketis, F. Poustka, G. Pakalapati, A. Benner, C. M. Freitag and S. M. Klauck
12:00 PM
63 MAOA, DΒH and 5-HTT Variants and Autism Spectrum Disorders in the CHARGE Samples
F. Tassone, L. Qi, W. Zhang, R. L. Hansen, I. Hertz-Picciotto and I. N. Pessah
10:00 AM
64 Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphisms and Processing of Fearful Faces in Autism
E. Daly, P. Johnston, Q. Deeley, L. Pugliese, B. Hallahan and D. G. Murphy
11:00 AM
65 Investigating the Relation Between Serotonin (5-HT) and Insistence on Sameness in Autism Spectrum Disorders Using Genetic and Biological Markers
S. J. Guter, C. W. Brune, G. M. Anderson, J. Sutcliffe, E. L. Crawford, J. J. McElroy and E. H. Cook
12:00 PM
66 A Pharmacogenetic Study of Escitalopram in Autism
T. Owley, C. Brune, J. Salt, L. Walton, S. J. Guter, N. Ayuyao, R. Gibbons, B. Leventhal and E. H. Cook
10:00 AM
67 An Association Between a Functional Variant of the MET Gene and the Presence of Maternal Anti-Fetal Brain Antibodies
L. S. Heuer, D. Braunschweig, R. Boyce, P. Levitt, D. B. Campbell and J. Van de Water
12:00 PM
69 Polymorphism in the DBH Promoter Region Shown to Exert Cell-Specific Effect on Transcription
L. E. Cochrane, M. J. Hill, K. Tansey, R. J. Anney, M. Gill and L. Gallagher
12:00 PM
70 Increased Lipid Peroxidation in Cerebellum and Temporal Cortex in Autism
A. Chauhan, B. Muthaiyah, M. M. Essa, W. T. Brown, J. Wegiel and V. Chauhan
11:00 AM
72 Sera from Children with Autism Alter Proliferation of Human Neuronal Progenitor Cells Exposed to Oxidation
B. Mazur-Kolecka, I. L. Cohen, E. C. Jenkins, M. J. Flory, W. T. Brown and J. Frackowiak
12:00 PM
73 Monocyte Cytokine Responses to TLR Ligands in Children with ASD
A. M. Enstrom, J. Van de Water, I. N. Pessah and P. Ashwood
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
76 Comprehensive Behavioral Phenotyping of BDNF-Overexpressing Transgenic Mice
C. L. Barkan, J. L. Silverman, S. S. Tolu and J. N. Crawley
10:00 AM
77 Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalization Analyses to Model Communication Deficits in Autism
M. Wöhr, M. Yang, F. I. Roullet and J. N. Crawley
11:00 AM
78 Epigenetic Interaction Between Mecp2 and Organic Pollutants in Murine Development
R. O. Vallero, J. K. Suarez, R. Woods, T. A. Ta, M. S. Golub, R. F. Berman, I. N. Pessah and J. M. LaSalle
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
80 Fine-Tuning the Mouse Forebrain by HGF/SF-Met Signaling
G. J. Martins, E. A. Leumas and E. M. Powell
11:00 AM
82 The Role of Neurotensin in An Animal Model of Self-Injurious Behavior
A. M. Van Matre, S. Wolfman and D. P. Devine
11:00 AM
85 Characterization of Maternal Plasma Antibodies to Fetal Brain in Autism
D. Braunschweig, R. Boyce, P. Ashwood and J. Van de Water
12:00 PM
86 CD40L, a Marker of Systemic Inflammation Is Increased in Patients with Autism
C. A. Pardo, H. Khan, L. C. Lee, S. J. Spence, A. Thurm and S. E. Swedo
11:00 AM
88 Is Lead a Concern in Autistic Children?
B. G. Clark and I. Buka
12:00 PM
89 Increasing Blood Draw Compliance in Children with ASD
E. Hanson, C. Davit and R. Hundley
12:00 PM
90 Measuring the Effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
R. Gabriels, J. A. Agnew, G. H. Clayton, Z. Pan, K. Holt, S. Ruzzano, H. Bosler, R. Howard and G. Mesibov
12:00 PM
10:00 AM
94 Social Responsiveness Scale: Standardization and Validation of the Dutch Adult Version
W. De la Marche, J. Steyaert, E. M. Scholte, M. H. Dorst, I. A. van Berckelaer-Onnes and I. L. J. Noens
12:00 PM
96 The Broader Autism Phenotype in Italy. A Research Study Using the Autism-Spectrum Quotient - Italian Version
L. Ruta, L. Mazzone, N. Russo, V. Mannino, S. J. Wheelwright and S. Baron-Cohen
10:00 AM
97 Sensory Sensitivities and the Autism Spectrum Quotient
A. E. Robertson and D. R. Simmons
12:00 PM
99 Psychiatric Comorbidities in Patients with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism: Clinical and Treatment Implications
M. C. Porfirio, G. Giana, B. Manzi, S. Benedetti, A. Benvenuto, F. Caretto and P. Curatolo
12:00 PM
100 A Comparison of Maternal and Paternal BASC Scores for Individuals with ASD
M. Hale, H. Bryant, A. Beaumont, J. Durocher, A. Gutierrez and M. Alessandri
10:00 AM
101 Personality Disorder Assessment in the Differential Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults
C. H. Morton, A. C. Ruocco, M. A. Shanahan, M. Voss and L. D. Stanford
11:00 AM
105 Shared Social Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorders, First Episode Schizophrenia and Ultra High Risk for Psychosis Patients
E. Olsen, M. Solomon, M. Minzenberg, J. D. Ragland, S. Ursu, J. H. Yoon, T. A. Niendam and C. S. Carter
12:00 PM
106 Are Social Deficits Content Dependent? Wason Selection Task Performance in ASD and Schizophrenia
R. J. Sullivan, M. Solomon, M. Minzenberg, J. D. Ragland, J. H. Yoon, S. Ursu, E. Ermer and C. S. Carter
11:00 AM
108 Vocalizations in Autism Spectrum Disorders Between 18 and 24 Months
A. M. Plumb, A. M. Wetherby and S. Randall
12:00 PM
110 Superior Visual Search in 3 Year Old Children with Autism
M. O'Riordan, K. Peabody, C. Allison, S. Baron-Cohen, P. Gerhardstein and G. Iarocci
10:00 AM
111 Optimal EIBI Outcomes for Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Analysis of Learning Rate and Treatment Hours
D. Granpeesheh, D. R. Dixon, J. Tarbox, A. M. Kaplan and A. E. Wilke
11:00 AM
112 Preschool Social Skills Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: a Child Directed Approach
J. L. Mussey, L. G. Klinger, E. M. Griffith, A. Williams, H. Noble, T. Perez, S. McCurry and T. N. Holtzclaw
12:00 PM
120 Perception of Emotion in Musical Performance in Adolescents with ASD
A. K. Bhatara, E. M. Quintin, E. Fombonne and D. J. Levitin
10:00 AM
121 Assessing Theories of Central Coherence and Perceptual Functioning with Music in ASD
E. M. Quintin, A. Bhatara, H. Poissant, E. Fombonne and D. J. Levitin
11:00 AM
125 Advanced ToM Tests Which Consist of Visual and Auditory Modalities
M. Kuroda, A. Wakabayashi, T. Uchiyama, Y. Yoshida, Y. Muramatsu, Y. Uno, Y. Hachiya, N. Hihara and H. Fujioka
12:00 PM
126 Social Engagement and the Pragmatics of Conversation in Autism
R. P. Hobson, J. A. Hobson, J. Du Bois and R. García-Pérez
10:00 AM
127 The Role of Learning in Visual Endogenous Orienting
O. Landry, R. Nicolson and J. B. Morton
12:00 PM
129 Central Coherence in the Broader Autism Phenotype
S. E. Griffiths, J. Parr, S. Wallace, K. Wittemeyer, H. L. Hayward and A. Bailey
11:00 AM
135 Expression of the Broad Autism Phenotype in First Degree Relatives from the Simons Simplex Collection
S. U. Peters, R. P. Goin-Kochel, R. Hundley, Z. Warren and J. N. Constantino
12:00 PM
136 Representing Behavioral Phenotypic Heterogeneity within Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Questions and Answers from the Simons Simplex Collection
C. Lord, L. Harvey, E. Petkova, S. Qiu, J. Tjernagel, R. Bernier, J. N. Constantino, E. H. Cook, O. Ousley, W. Stone, Z. Warren, A. Beaudet, D. E. Treadwell-Deering, B. Peterson, A. Whitaker, D. H. Ledbetter, C. L. Martin, E. Hanson, C. A. Walsh, E. Fombonne, M. Steiman, D. Geschwind, J. Piggot, C. W. Brune, D. M. Martin, S. M. Kanne, J. H. Miles, E. M. Wijsman, J. Sutcliffe, R. Maxim, A. Klin and L. Quirmbach
12:00 PM
139 Relationship Between Adapitve Functioning, IQ, and Symptom Severity in Individuals with ASD: The Simons Simplex Collection
A. J. Gerber, S. M. Kanne, L. Quirmbach, M. Algermissen, P. D. LaVesser and C. A. Saulnier
11:00 AM
141 Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Performance in High-Functioning Individuals with ASD: An Update
K. D. Tsatsanis, I. L. J. Noens, C. L. Illmann, D. L. Pauls, F. R. Volkmar, R. T. Schultz and A. Klin
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