Parental and grandparental ages in the autistic spectrum disorders: A birth cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Golding, Jean ^a   Steer, Colin ^a   Pembrey, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; METHYLATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TREND STUDY; AGE; DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956337379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009939.g001     Document Type: Article

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