MONOZYGOTIC FEMALE TWINS WITH AUTISM AND THE FRAGILE‐X SYNDROME (AFRAX)
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Vol. 29 (4) , 447-451
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00736.x
Abstract
Identical female twins with the combination of infantile autism, mild‐moderate mental retardation and the fragile‐X (q27.3) chromosome abnormality are described. The case report highlights the need for chromosomal cultures in both boys and girls presenting with the “Kanner syndrome”.Keywords
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