Head circumferences in twins with and without autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2026-2037

  Froehlich, Wendy ^a   Cleveland, Sue ^a   Torres, Andrea ^a   Phillips, Jennifer ^a   Cohen, Brianne ^b   Torigoe, Tiffany ^b   Miller, Janet ^b   Fedele, Angie ^b   Collins, Jack ^c,d   Smith, Karen ^e   Lotspeich, Linda ^a   Croen, Lisa A ^c   Ozonoff, Sally ^f   Lajonchere, Clara ^b   Grether, Judith K ^d   Hallmayer, Joachim ^a,g  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Autism Genetic Resource Exchange   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e IMPACT ASSESSMENT INC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophenotype; Genetics; Head circumference; Macrocephaly; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; TWINS;

EID: 84883166429     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1751-1     Document Type: Article

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