Fragile X-chromosome among child psychiatric patients with disturbances of language and social relationships. A pilot study.
Twenty-three child psychiatric patients with severe disturbances in language development and social relatedness were investigated for occurrence of fragile X-chromosomes (fra(X] and other chromosome abnormalities. One boy with fra(X) was found. He presented a characteristic infantile autistic syndrome.
D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior