Genetic counseling and ethical issues for autism

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 142 C, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-57

  McMahon, William M ^a,c   Baty, Bonnie Jeanne ^a   Botkin, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics and Medical Ethics ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Ethics; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CULTURAL FACTOR; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS;

EID: 32444436499     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30082     Document Type: Review

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