Quantitative autism traits in first degree relatives: Evidence for the broader autism phenotype in fathers, but not in mothers and siblings

Autism

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-260

  De La Marche, Wouter ^a   Noens, Ilse ^b,c   Luts, Jan ^b   Scholte, Evert ^d   Van Huffel, Sabine ^b   Steyaert, Jean ^a,e  

^a UPC KULeuven Campus Gasthuisberg   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; broader autism phenotype; parents; Quantitative autism traits; siblings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RELATIVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84861810482     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311421776     Document Type: Article

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