A Family Genetic Study of Autism Associated with Profound Mental Retardation

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-96

  Starr, Elizabeth ^a,b   Berument, Sibel Kazak ^a   Pickles, Andrew ^a   Tomlins, Megan ^a   Bailey, Anthony ^a   Papanikolaou, Katerina ^a   Rutter, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Genetics; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INTELLIGENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0035261156     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005669915105     Document Type: Article

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