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- Title
A twin study of autism in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
- Authors
Steffenburg, S; Gillberg, C; Hellgren, L; Andersson, L; Gillberg, I C; Jakobsson, G; Bohman, M
- Abstract
The Nordic countries were screened for the occurrence of cases of autism with a same-sexed twin under age 25 years. Twenty-one pairs (11 monozygotic and 10 dizygotic) of twins and one set of identical triplets were found and extensively examined. The concordance for autism by pair was 91% in the monoygotic and 0% in the dizygotic pairs. The corresponding concordances for cognitive disorder were 91% and 30%, respectively. In most of the pairs discordant for autism, the autistic twin had more perinatal stress. The results lend support for the notion that autism sometimes has a hereditary component and that perinatal stress is involved in some cases.
- Publication
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 1989, Vol 30, Issue 3, p405
- ISSN
0021-9630
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00254.x