Advances in our understanding of genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorders

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1291-1293

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COMPREHENSION; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC RISK; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TIC;

ALLELES; CADHERINS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 78349261553     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10081160     Document Type: Editorial

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