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Increased prevalence of familial autoimmunity in probands with pervasive developmental disorders.
Pediatrics - 1 Nov 2003
Sweeten Thayne L, Bowyer Suzanne L, Posey David J, Halberstadt Gary M, McDougle Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Increased prevalence of familial autoimmune disease is a common finding among probands with various autoimmune disorders. Autistic disorder (autism) is a highly genetic disorder with known immune and immunogenetic abnormalities. Previous research has found an increased frequency of autoimmune disorders in families with autistic probands. We further investigated this association by determining the...
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