Evidence for shared genetic influences on self-reported ADHD and autistic symptoms in young adult Australian twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 579-585

  Reiersen, Angela M ^a   Constantino, John N ^a   Grimmer, Marisa ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^b   Todd, Richard D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism; Comorbidity; Heritability; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYMPTOM; TWINS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; REGISTRIES; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349100444     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.6.579     Document Type: Article

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