Minor physical anomalies in autism: A meta-analysis

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 300-307

  Ozgen, H ^a,b   Hop, J W ^a   Hox, J J ^c   Beemer, F A ^a   Van Engeland, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Utrecht ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Biological marker; Etiology; Genotype; Heterogeneity; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77249119438     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.75     Document Type: Article

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