Autistic traits in simplex and multiplex autism families: Focus on unaffected relatives

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 356-358

  Hoekstra, Rosa A ^a   Wheelwright, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 73949104645     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30947     Document Type: Letter

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