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Autism and the X chromosome: no linkage to microsatellite loci detected using the affected sibling pair method.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Apr 2002
Schutz Chris K, Polley Diana, Robinson Paula D, Chalifoux Maryse, Macciardi Fabio, White Bradley N, Holden Jeanette J A
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is poorly understood, although it is clear that genetic factors play a major role. ASDs appear to be a heterogeneous group of disorders, making genetic analysis difficult in the absence of etiologically definable subgroups. The excess of males in the affected population has led to suggestions that an X-linked locus could play a role in the causation of autism or a...
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