Molecular and cognitive predictors of the continuum of autistic behaviours in fragile X

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-326

  Loesch, Danuta Z ^a   Bui, Quang M ^b   Dissanayake, Cheryl ^a   Clifford, Sally ^a   Gould, Emma ^a   Bulhak Paterson, Danuta ^a   Tassone, Flora ^c   Taylor, Annette K ^d   Hessl, David ^e   Hagerman, Randi ^e   Huggins, Richard M ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Kimball Genetics Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADOS G; Autism spectrum; Cognitive impairments; FMRP; Fragile X; Predictors of autism behaviours

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

AUTISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LOCOMOTION; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSLATION REGULATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DOSAGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846899670     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2006.09.007     Document Type: Review

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