Finding specific genes that cause autism: a combination of approaches will be needed to maximize power.

doi:10.1023/a:1026008606672

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Finding specific genes that cause autism: a combination of approaches will be needed to maximize power.

Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Oct 1998

Folstein S E, Bisson E, Santangelo S L, Piven J

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Although autism is clearly inherited, it may be challenging to find the genes involved: The mechanism of inheritance is unknown, families with an autistic child are usually small, parent-child pairs are rare, and a fairly large number of genes may be involved, some or all of which may have a smal...

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Autistic Disorder
Family
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Humans
Phenotype
Research Design

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