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The familial risk of autism.
JAMA - 7 May 2014
Sandin Sven, Lichtenstein Paul, Kuja-Halkola Ralf, Larsson Henrik, Hultman Christina M, Reichenberg Abraham
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aggregates in families, but the individual risk and to what extent this is caused by genetic factors or shared or nonshared environmental factors remains unresolved. OBJECTIVE: To provide estimates of familial aggregation and heritability of ASD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A population-based cohort including 2,049,973 Swedish children born 1982 through 2006. We...
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