Article
Pervasive developmental disorder in monozygotic twins.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Nov 1990
Vukicevic J, Siegel B
Abstract excerpt
Monozygotic twin brothers were diagnosed as having pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (DSM-III-R). They show different levels of cognitive and behavioral impairment, consistent with a greater number of suboptimal pre-, peri-, and postnatal factors present in one of the twins. This case study lends support to the hypothesis that genetic factors are of importance in the expression of a...
Topics
- Autistic Disorder
- Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
- Child, Preschool
- Diseases in Twins
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Risk Factors
- Twins, Monozygotic