Variable expression of the autism broader phenotype: Findings from extended pedigrees

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 491-502

  Pickles, A ^a,d   Starr, E ^e   Bolton, P ^e   Kazak, S ^b   Papanikolaou, K ^c   Bailey, A ^a   Goodman, R ^a   Rutter, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Broader phenotype; Familial loading; Imprinted X linkage; Phenotypic profile; Sex difference; X linkage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034021086     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963099005557     Document Type: Article

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