Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:108-110
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association
Association of fragile X syndrome with autism
PE Goldfine, PM McPherson, GA Heath, VA Hardesty, LJ Beauregard and B Gordon
The fragile X syndrome has been associated with autism. Blood samples from
37 autistic children and a control group were negative for fragile X
chromosome. Large numbers of nonrandom autosomal lesions were observed in
both the autistic and control groups.