Twin studies in autism: What might they say about genetic and environmental influences

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1526-1527

  Anderson, George M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Environmental; Genetic; Heritability; Monozygotic; Risk; Twin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TWINS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASES IN TWINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPILEPSY; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84863989921     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1552-6     Document Type: Article

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