A broader phenotype of autism: The clinical spectrum in twins

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 785-801

  Le Couteur, Ann ^a,e   Bailey, Anthony ^b   Goode, Susan ^b   Pickles, Andrew ^b   Gottesman, Irving ^c   Robertson, Sarah ^d   Rutter, Michael ^b  

^a Fleming Nuffield Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Acad Dept Child Adol Psychiat   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Broader phenotype; Genetics; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TWINS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0029959476     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01475.x     Document Type: Article

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