Frequency of the fragile X syndrome in infantile autism |
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| Authors: | Hans K:Son, Blomquist ,Michael,Bohman ,Sven Olof, Edvinsson ,Christopher,Gillberg ,Karl-Henrik, Gustavson ,Gö sta,Holmgren Jan,Wahlströ m |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Pediatrics, University of Uppsala;Departments of Child and Youth Psychiatry, University of Uppsala;Departments of Clinical Genetics, University of Umeå, University of Uppsala;Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Uppsala;Departments of Child and Youth Psychiatry;Clinical Genetics, University of Göteborg, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | In a Swedish multicenter study, 102 cases of infantile autism (I.A.) were examined for fragile X (q27). The fragile X syndrome was observed in 13 of the 83 (16%) boys with I.A., but in none of the 19 girls with I.A. |
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| Keywords: | Fragile X syndrome infantile autism |
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