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Limited genetic covariance between autistic traits and intelligence: findings from a longitudinal twin study.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jul 2010
Hoekstra Rosa A, Happé Francesca, Baron-Cohen Simon, Ronald Angelica
Abstract excerpt
Intellectual disability is common in individuals with autism spectrum conditions. However, the strength of the association between both conditions and its relevance to finding the underlying (genetic) causes of autism is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between autistic traits and intelligence in a general population twin sample and to examine the etiology of this association....
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