Brief report: Autistic traits in twins vs. non-twins-A preliminary study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-133

  Ho, Alexander ^a   Todd, Richard D ^a   Constantino, John N ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; PDD NOS; Population Genetics; SRS; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGISTRIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 21144443665     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-004-1040-8     Document Type: Article

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