title: Subgroups in autism: are there behavioural phenotypes typical of underlying medical conditions?
abstract: Fifty-nine cases with infantile autism/autistic disorder were subclassified according to associated medical condition (fragile-X, tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, hypo-melanosis of Ito, Moebius syndrome, Rett syndrome, and a 'new' syndrome associated with a marker chromosome). It was concluded that, even within a group of cases fitting currently accepted criteria for autism, there is considerable variation in symptom profile depending on the exact type of associated medical condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers