The genetics of autism

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 411-427

  Lauritsen, Marlene B ^a   Ewald, H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autism; Chromosome abnormalities; Co morbidity; Genetics; Review

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMORBIDITY; CYTOGENETICS; FAMILY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TWINS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0035019881     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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