Autism: Overestimation of the genetic origins;L'autisme: Surestimation des origines genetiques

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 659-662

  Chamak, Brigitte ^a  

^a EHESS Sciences   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77954903732     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2010266-7659     Document Type: Article

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