A preliminary study of screening for risk of autism in children with fragile X syndrome: Testing two risk cut-offs for the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-276

  Scambler, Douglas J ^a,d   Hepburn, S L ^b   Hagerman, R J ^c   Rogers, S J ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; FragileX syndrome; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GUANINE;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENVER DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING TEST; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847668311     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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