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X chromosome and infantile autism.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Sept 1996
Petit E, Hérault J, Raynaud M, Cherpi C, Perrot A, Barthélémy C, Lelord G, Müh J P
Abstract excerpt
Family studies and epidemiologic data in autism show the involvement of genetic factors in the etiology of this syndrome. The frequent association of X chromosome with mental retardation and behavior disturbances raises the question of its implication in the etiology of autism. Several markers of X chromosome were tested in autistic and control populations by association study. The autistic population was...
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