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Behavioural and cognitive phenotypes in idiopathic autism versus autism associated with fragile X syndrome.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Mar 2009
Dissanayake Cheryl, Bui Quang, Bulhak-Paterson Danuta, Huggins Richard, Loesch Danuta Z
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BACKGROUND: In order to better understand the underlying biological mechanism/s involved in autism, it is important to investigate the cognitive and behavioural phenotypes associated with idiopathic autism (autism without a known cause) and comorbid autism (autism associated with known genetic/biological disorders such as fragile X syndrome). Parental effects associated with each type of autism also serve to cast...
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