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Quantitative autism traits in first degree relatives: evidence for the broader autism phenotype in fathers, but not in mothers and siblings.
Autism : the international journal of research and practice - 1 May 2012
De la Marche Wouter, Noens Ilse, Luts Jan, Scholte Evert, Van Huffel Sabine, Steyaert Jean
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms are present in unaffected relatives and individuals from the general population. Results are inconclusive, however, on whether unaffected relatives have higher levels of quantitative autism traits (QAT) or not. This might be due to differences in research populations, because behavioral data and molecular genetic research suggest that the genetic etiology of ASD is...
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