Autism spectrum disorder in a child with propionic acidemia

JIMD Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-66

  Al Owain, M ^a,b   Kaya, N ^a   Al Shamrani, H ^a   Al Bakheet, A ^a   Qari, A ^a   Al Muaigl, S ^a   Ghaziuddin, M ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; FMR1 Gene; Intellectual disability; Social communication questionnaire; Urea cycle disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885384859     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2012_143     Document Type: Chapter

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