Journal article
Sex differences in repetitive stereotyped behaviors in autism: Implications for genetic liability
Abstract
The implications of the well known sex differences in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not well understood. The aim of this paper was to investigate whether these differences might be associated with differences in genetic liability. Individuals with ASD (970 families, 2,028 individuals) were recruited as part of the Autism Genome Project (AGP). The families were differentiated into families containing a female (either …
Authors
Szatmari P; Liu X; Goldberg J; Zwaigenbaum L; Paterson AD; Woodbury‐Smith M; Georgiades S; Duku E; Thompson A
Journal
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics, Vol. 159B, No. 1, pp. 5–12
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2012
DOI
10.1002/ajmg.b.31238
ISSN
1552-4841