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An autosomal genomic screen for autism. Collaborative linkage study of autism.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Dec 1999
Barrett S, Beck J C, Bernier R, Bisson E, Braun T A, Casavant T L, Childress D, Folstein S E, Garcia M, Gardiner M B, Gilman S, Haines J L, Hopkins K, Landa R, Meyer N H, Mullane J A, Nishimura D Y, Palmer P, Piven J, Purdy J, Santangelo S L, Searby C, Sheffield V, Singleton J, Slager S
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder defined by social and communication deficits and ritualistic-repetitive behaviors that are detectable in early childhood. The etiology of idiopathic autism is strongly genetic, and oligogenic transmission is likely. The first stage of a two-stage genomic screen for autism was carried out by the Collaborative Linkage Study of Autism on individuals affected with autism...
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