Sibling recurrence and the genetic epidemiology of autism

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1349-1356

  Constantino, John N ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Frazier, Thomas ^a   Abbacchi, Anna M ^a   Law, Paul ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SPEECH DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78349291914     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09101470     Document Type: Article

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