Genetics of autism: overview and new directions.

doi:10.1023/a:1026096203946

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Genetics of autism: overview and new directions.

Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Oct 1998

Szatmari P, Jones M B, Zwaigenbaum L, MacLean J E

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Genetic epidemiology is the study of inherited factors involved in the etiology of a disease or disorder and uses the methods of both medical genetics and clinical epidemiology. In general, genetic epidemiology tries to answer the following four questions: Is the disorder inherited; What phenotyp...

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Autistic Disorder
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Female
Genetic Variation
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications

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