Article
Genetic advances in autism hinge on the method of measuring symptoms.
Current psychiatry reports - 1 Apr 2005
Todd Richard D
Abstract excerpt
Advances in genotyping and related technologies and the study of families with two or more autistic siblings have allowed the reporting of various genetic linkage and candidate gene association studies for autism. Despite this significant research effort, there still is no general agreement on the role of particular genes that predispose to the risk of autism. One source of general debate is whether core symptoms...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Autistic Disorder
- Child
- Chromosome Mapping
- Diseases in Twins
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Research
- Genotype
- Humans
