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Genetically meaningful phenotypic subgroups in autism spectrum disorders.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Mar 2014
Veatch O J, Veenstra-Vanderweele J, Potter M, Pericak-Vance M A, Haines J L
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with strong evidence for genetic susceptibility. However, the effect sizes for implicated chromosomal loci are small, hard to replicate and current evidence does not explain the majority of the estimated heritability. Phenotypic heterogeneity could be one phenomenon complicating identification of genetic factors. We used data from the Autism...
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