Face-brain asymmetry in autism spectrum disorders

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 614-623

  Hammond, P ^a,b   Forster Gibson, C ^c   Chudley, A E ^d   Allanson, J E ^e   Hutton, T J ^a   Farrell, S A ^f   McKenzie, J ^c   Holden, J J A ^c   Lewis, M E S ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Dense surface modelling; Dysmorphology; Endophenotype; Face brain asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACE GROWTH; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MOTHER; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 43949087878     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.18     Document Type: Article

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