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Experimental functional analysis of aggression in children with Angelman syndrome.
Research in developmental disabilities - 1 Jan 2000
Strachan Rachel, Shaw Rebecca, Burrow Caroline, Horsler Kate, Allen Debbie, Oliver Chris
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BACKGROUND: Kinship theory suggests that genomic imprinting could account for phenotypic behaviors that increase (in the case of Angelman syndrome) or decrease (for Prader-Willi syndrome) the drive to access social resources (adult contact) depending on the imprinting parent-of-origin. Difficult to manage behaviors, such as aggression that is common in Angelman syndrome, could serve the function of increasing...
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