Infantile autism and the fragile X syndrome in Japanese children.
A total of 97 children with infantile autism, 85 boys and 12 girls, were screened for the fragile X chromosome. They ranged in age from 2 to 14 years with an average of 5 5/12 years. There were two fra(X) positive boys and no such girls.
Madokoro
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H
Ohdo
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S
Sonoda
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T
Ohba
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K
Tanaka
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H
Hayakawa
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K
D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations