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Sex differences in repetitive stereotyped behaviors in autism: implications for genetic liability.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Szatmari Peter, Liu Xiao-Qing, Goldberg Jeremy, Zwaigenbaum Lonnie, Paterson Andrew D, Woodbury-Smith Marc, Georgiades Stelios, Duku Eric, Thompson Ann
Abstract excerpt
The implications of the well known sex differences in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not well understood. The aim of this paper was to investigate whether these differences might be associated with differences in genetic liability. Individuals with ASD (970 families, 2,028 individuals) were recruited as part of the Autism Genome Project (AGP). The families were differentiated into families...
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