Autism in association with Turner syndrome: Genetic implications for male vulnerability to pervasive developmental disorders

Neurocase

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 511-518

  Creswell, Catharine S ^a   Skuse, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Paternal X chromosome; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION X; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0033374463     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554799908402746     Document Type: Article

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