Attention and motor deficits index non-specific background liabilities that predict autism recurrence in siblings

Abstract Background Recent research has demonstrated that subclinical autistic traits of parents amplify the effects of deleterious mutations in the causation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in their offspring. Here, we examined the extent to which two neurodevelopmental traits that are non-specif...

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Main Authors: Sabine E. Mous, Allan Jiang, Arpana Agrawal, John N. Constantino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11689-017-9212-y