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

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ERIC Number: EJ645107

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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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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