World Conference on Psychiatric Genetics, Date: 2007/10/07 - 2007/10/11, Location: New York

Publication date: 2007-10-11
Volume: 147 Pages: 233 - 277
Publisher: Wiley-Liss

American Journal of Medical Genetics B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Author:

Steyaert, Jean

Keywords:

0604 Genetics, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1109 Neurosciences, 3105 Genetics, 3202 Clinical sciences, 3209 Neurosciences

Abstract:

Conference publication: A study on boys with both prenatal and postnatal diagnoses of XYY revealed that they have an increased prevalence of early language problems and increased trend for autism spectrum disorders. This data raises issues about the direct involvement of the Y chromosome in the social communicative domain.