Article
Broader autism phenotype: evidence from a family history study of multiple-incidence autism families.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Feb 1997
Piven J, Palmer P, Jacobi D, Childress D, Arndt S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Studies of families ascertained through a single autistic proband suggest that the genetic liability for autism may be expressed in nonautistic relatives in a phenotype that is milder but qualitatively similar to the defining features of autism. The objective of this study was to exami...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Autistic Disorder
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Communication Disorders
- Down Syndrome
- Family
- Female
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Multivariate Analysis
- Phenotype
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Sex Factors
- Socialization
- Stereotyped Behavior
