Autism in African American families: Clinical-phenotypic findings

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1022-1026

  Cuccaro, Michael L ^a,e   Brinkley, Jason ^b   Abramson, Ruth K ^c   Hall, Alicia ^c   Wright, Harry H ^c   Hussman, John P ^d   Gilbert, John R ^a   Pericak Vance, Margaret A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Hussman Foundation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Autism; Genetics; Phenotype; Racial ethnic

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 36749033139     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30535     Document Type: Article

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