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Genetic advances in autism: heterogeneity and convergence on shared pathways.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2009
Bill Brent R, Geschwind Daniel H
Abstract excerpt
The autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous set of developmental disorders characterized at their core by deficits in social interaction and communication. Current psychiatric nosology groups this broad set of disorders with strong genetic liability and multiple etiologies into the same diagnostic category. This heterogeneity has challenged genetic analyses. But shared patient resources, genomic...
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