Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental
disorders, affecting an estimated 1 in 59 children. ASD is highly genetically heterogeneous …

Autism is a complex, behaviorally defined, static disorder of the immature brain that is of
great concern to the practicing pediatrician because of an astonishing 556% reported …

The genetic aetiology of autism remains elusive. Occasionally, individuals with Cowden
syndrome (a cancer syndrome) and other related hamartoma disorders such as Bannayan …

Twin and family studies in autistic disorders (AD) have elucidated a high heritability of the
narrow and broad phenotype of AD. In this review on the genetics of AD, we will initially …

OBJETIVO: Revisar os aspectos neurobiológicos do autismo e das doenças invasivas de
desenvolvimento. Oferecer ao pediatra informações atualizadas sobre diagnóstico e …

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder of genetic origins, with a heritability of about 90%.
Autistic disorder is classed within the broad domain of pervasive developmental disorders …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of neuro-developmental
disorders. While significant progress has been made in the identification of genes and copy …

Abstract Development of animal models is a crucial issue in biological psychiatry. Animal
models provide the opportunity to decipher the relationships between the nervous system …

Autism is a childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by marked impairments
in social interactions and communication, with restricted stereotypic and repetitive patterns …

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with high heritability and a likely complex genetic
architecture. Much genetic evidence has accumulated in the last 20 years but no gene has …