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Prolongation of Brainstem Auditory-Evoked Responses in Autistic Probands and Their Unaffected Relatives
Author(s) -
Michel Maziade,
Chantal Mérette,
Mireille Cayer,
MarcAndré Roy,
Péter Szatmári,
Robert Côté,
Jacques Thivierge
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.57.11.1077
Subject(s) - proband , autism , psychology , neuroscience , audiology , developmental disorder , brainstem , medicine , developmental psychology , genetics , mutation , biology , gene
Brain function, as indexed by brain electrical activity, is heritable in humans, and it may be impaired in autism. Autism also has strong genetic determinants, and like all major psychiatric disorders, its complex clinical phenotype renders genetic studies difficult. Innovative strategies focused on alternative biological phenotypes are needed.

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