Genetics of autism

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-120

  Cook Jr , Edwin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Autism; Chromosomal disorders; Genetics; Linkage; Recurrence risk

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 7P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 7344237347     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2779(1998)4:2<113::AID-MRDD8>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Review

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