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Measuring quantitative autism traits in families: informant effect or intergenerational transmission?
European child & adolescent psychiatry - 1 Apr 2015
De la Marche Wouter, Noens Ilse, Kuppens Sofie, Spilt Jantine L, Boets Bart, Steyaert Jean
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Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a high degree of heritability, but there is still much debate about specific causal genes and pathways. To gain insight into patterns of transmission, research has focused on the relatedness of quantitative autism traits (QAT) between family members, mostly using questionnaires. Yet, different kinds of bias may influence research results. In this paper, we focus on possible...
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