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Autism: the phenotype in relatives.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Oct 1998
Bailey A, Palferman S, Heavey L, Le Couteur A
Abstract excerpt
There is broad agreement that genetic influences are central in the development of idiopathic autism. Whether relatives manifest genetically related milder phenotypes, and if so how these relate to autism proper, has proved a more contentious issue. A review of the relevant studies indicates that relatives are sometimes affected by difficulties that appear conceptually related to autistic behaviors. These range...
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