Genetic counseling as preventive intervention: toward individual specification of transgenerational autism risk

Genetic counseling as preventive intervention: toward individual specification of transgenerational autism risk

Abstract Background Although autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are among the most heritable of all neuropsychiatric syndromes, most affected children are born to unaffected parents. Recently, we reported an average increase of 3–5% over general population risk of ASD among offspring of adults who have...

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Main Authors: Natasha Marrus, Tychele N. Turner, Elizabeth Forsen, Drew Bolster, Alison Marvin, Andrew Whitehouse, Laura Klinger, Christina A. Gurnett, J. N. Constantino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Subjects:
Personalized medicine
Genetic counseling
Family studies
Reproductive health planning
Early detection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-021-09389-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-021-09389-8

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