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Paternal age at birth and high-functioning autistic-spectrum disorder in offspring.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Oct 2008
Tsuchiya Kenji J, Matsumoto Kaori, Miyachi Taishi, Tsujii Masatsugu, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Takagai Shu, Kawai Masayoshi, Yagi Atsuko, Iwaki Kimie, Suda Shiro, Sugihara Genichi, Iwata Yasuhide, Matsuzaki Hideo, Sekine Yoshimoto, Suzuki Katsuaki, Sugiyama Toshirou, Mori Norio, Takei Nori
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported the association between advanced paternal age at birth and the risk of autistic-spectrum disorder in offspring, including offspring with intellectual disability. AIMS: To test whether an association between advanced paternal age at birth is found in offspring with high-functioning autistic-spectrum disorder (i.e. offspring without intellectual disability). METHOD: A...
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