[Autism and children with Fragile X syndrome].

Article

[Autism and children with Fragile X syndrome].

Annales de pediatrie - 1 Nov 1993

Blanc D S, D'Angelo J, Lecavelier des Etangs N

Abstract excerpt

Many epidemiological studies have demonstrated the exceptionally high incidence of autism in children with the fragile X syndrome, and autism is often considered a "behavioral phenotype" of this syndrome. However, the discrepancies between the results of these studies disclosed strong effects of...

Topics

Autistic Disorder
Child
Communication
Epidemiologic Methods
Fragile X Syndrome
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Phenotype
Research Design
Risk Factors

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