Symptom domains in autism and related conditions: Evidence for familiality

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-73

  Silverman, Jeremy M ^a,b   Smith, Christopher J ^a,b   Schmeidler, James ^a   Hollander, Eric ^a   Lawlor, Brian A ^c   Fitzgerald, Michael ^d   Buxbaum, Joseph D ^a   Delaney, Katherine ^a   Galvin, Patricia ^c   Geschwind, Daniel H ^e   Bucan, Maya ^f   Brown, W Ted ^g   Cook Jr , Edwin H ^h   Gilliam, T Conrad ⁱ   Greenberg, David A ^a   Ledbetter, David H ^h   Miller, Bruce ^j   Nelson, Stanley F ^e   Pevsner, Jonathon ^k   Rotter, Jerome I ^l   Schellenberg, Gerard D ^m   Sprouse, Carol A ⁿ   Tanzi, Rudolph E ^o   Wilhelmsen, Kirk C ^k   more..

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c St James' Hospital   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

ⁱ University of Chicago ^*  (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^l CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁿ Children's National Medical Center   (United States)

^o MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Affected sibling pairs; Asperger disorder; Autism spectrum; Broader affected phenotype; Genetics; Heterogeneity; Multiplex siblingships

Indexed keywords

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; MALE; PHENOTYPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40649113305     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10048     Document Type: Article

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