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Autism spectrum disorders associated with X chromosome markers in French-Canadian males.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Feb 2006
Gauthier J, Joober R, Dubé M-P, St-Onge J, Bonnel A, Gariépy D, Laurent S, Najafee R, Lacasse H, St-Charles L, Fombonne E, Mottron L, Rouleau G A
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It is now well established that genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of autism disorder and converging lines of evidence suggest the implication of the X chromosome. Using a sample of subjects diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, exclusively composed of males from French-Canadian (FC) origin, we tested markers covering the entire X chromosome using a family-based association study. Our...
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