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The co-occurrence of Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder: is it because of additional genetic variations?
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 2017
Rachubinski Angela L, Hepburn Susan, Elias Ellen R, Gardiner Katheleen, Shaikh Tamim H
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Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at a significantly higher frequency than the typical population. The differentiation of ASD symptoms from those of severe intellectual disability presents diagnostic challenges, which have led to more refined methods in the clinical evaluation of ASD in DS. These improved phenotypic characterization methods not only provide...
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