Chromosomes in autism and related pervasive developmental disorders: A cytogenetic study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-12

  Weidmer Mikhail, E ^a,b   Sheldon, S ^a   Ghaziuddin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Chromosomes; Cytogenetics; Mental retardation; Pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME XQ; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE 47,XYY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TETRASOMY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; XYY KARYOTYPE;

EID: 0031827203     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1998.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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