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Heritability of autism spectrum disorders: a meta‐analysis of twin studies
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2015 · Vol. 57(5) · pp. 585–595
Beata Tick(King's College London)Patrick Bolton(King's College London)Francesca Happé(King's College London)Michael Rutter(King's College London)Frühling Rijsdijk✉(King's College London)
Abstract
We demonstrate that: (a) ASD is due to strong genetic effects; (b) shared environmental effects become significant as a function of lower prevalence rate; (c) previously reported significant shared environmental influences are likely a statistical artefact of overinclusion of concordant DZ twins.
Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchVirology and Viral DiseasesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersMeta-analysisHeritabilityTwin studyPsychologyEtiologyAutismPopulationAutism spectrum disorderConfidence intervalDizygotic twin
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum DisorderDiseases in TwinsHumansGenetic Predisposition to Disease
Funding
- Medical Research Council
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1,053
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