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Family studies and epidemiologic data in autism show the involvement of genetic factors
in the etiology of this syndrome. The frequent association of X chromosome with mental
retardation and behavior disturbances raises the question of its implication in the
etiology of autism. Several markers of X chromosome were tested in autistic and control
populations by association study. The autistic population was submitted to an extensive
clinical examination. For the DXS287 marker, χ2 analysis showed a different allele distribution between control and patient groups.
This difference was enhanced when children with the most severe autistic behaviors
and the least serious cognitive disorders were selected for statistical comparison.
To our knowledge, this is the first association study described using markers of X
chromosome in infantile autism. These preliminary results encourage our research on
this chromosome, which could be considered as a significant genetic component of the
multifactorial etiology of autism.
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Publication history
Received in revised form:
August 11,
1995
Received:
July 17,
1995
Footnotes
This study was supported by INSERM U316, INSERM Network 493001, CNRS UPR 23, Conseil Régional de la Région Centre, INSERM-FRANCE TELECOM convention 1993, Fondation Langlois.
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© 1996 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc.
