A quantitative trait locus analysis of social responsiveness in multiplex autism families

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 656-662

  Duvall, Jacqueline A ^b   Lu, Ake ^b   Cantor, Rita M ^b   Todd, Richard D ^b   Constantino, John N ^a   Geschwind, Daniel H ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 8; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 34247507349     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.4.656     Document Type: Article

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