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ERIC Number: EJ645107
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
A Family Genetic Study of Autism Associated with Profound Mental Retardation.
Starr, Elizabeth; Berument, Sibel Kazak; Pickles, Andrew; Tomlins, Megan; Bailey, Anthony; Papanikolaou, Katerina; Rutter, Michael
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v31 n1 p89-96 Feb 2001
A study involving 47 families of individuals (ages 4-34) with autism and severe mental retardation found the familial loading for autism and for the broader phenotype was closely comparable to that in a study of children with higher IQ autism, and different from that for children with Down syndrome. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Family Characteristics, Family History, Family Influence, Genetics, Heredity, Incidence, Multiple Disabilities, Predictor Variables, Severe Mental Retardation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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