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Social behavior and cortisol reactivity in children with fragile X syndrome.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Jun 2006
Hessl David, Glaser Bronwyn, Dyer-Friedman Jennifer, Reiss Allan L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (L-HPA) axis reactivity and social behavior in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS). METHOD: Salivary cortisol changes and concurrent anxiety-related behaviors consistent with the behavioral phenotype of FXS were measured in 90 children with the fragile X full mutation and their 90 unaffected siblings during a social challenge...
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