Autism spectrum disorders and autistic traits: A decade of new twin studies

Association of Autistic-Like and Internalizing Traits During Childhood: A Longitudinal Twin Study

(2010) Victoria Hallett et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Global methylation profiling of lymphoblastoid cell lines reveals epigenetic contributions to autism spectrum disorders and a novel autism candidate gene, RORA, whose protein product is reduced in autistic brain

(2010) AnhThu Nguyen et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

(2010) R. Anney et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Can family affectedness inform infant sibling outcomes of autism spectrum disorders?

(2010) A.J. Schwichtenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Investigating the Association Between Autistic-Like and Internalizing Traits in a Community-Based Twin Sample

(2010) Victoria Hallett et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

(2010) Dalila Pinto et al.   NATURE

Investigation of post-transcriptional gene regulatory networks associated with autism spectrum disorders by microRNA expression profiling of lymphoblastoid cell lines

(2010) Tewarit Sarachana et al.   Genome Medicine

Neuroanatomic Alterations and Social and Communication Deficits in Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Autism Disorder

(2009) Shanti R. Mitchell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Characteristics and Concordance of Autism Spectrum Disorders Among 277 Twin Pairs

(2009) Rebecca E. Rosenberg et al.   ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Gyrification patterns in monozygotic twin pairs varying in discordance for autism

(2009) Wendy R. Kates et al.   Autism Research

Genes related to sex steroids, neural growth, and social-emotional behavior are associated with autistic traits, empathy, and Asperger syndrome

(2009) B. Chakrabarti et al.   Autism Research

A Genome-Wide Association Study of Social and Non-Social Autistic-Like Traits in the General Population Using Pooled DNA, 500 K SNP Microarrays and Both Community and Diagnosed Autism Replication Samples

(2009) Angelica Ronald et al.   BEHAVIOR GENETICS

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Autistic-Like Behaviors in 2-Year-Old Twins

(2009) Lisa R. Edelson et al.   BEHAVIOR GENETICS

Association between extreme autistic traits and intellectual disability: insights from a general population twin study

(2009) R. A. Hoekstra et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Genetics of autistic disorders: review and clinical implications

(2009) Christine M. Freitag et al.   EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Relationship between special abilities and autistic-like traits in a large population-based sample of 8-year-olds

(2009) Pedro M. Vital et al.   JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Genetic correlation between autistic traits and IQ in a population-based sample of twins with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

(2009) Takeshi Nishiyama et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Psychiatric Disorders in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Associated Factors in a Population-Derived Sample

(2009) Emily Simonoff et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders

(2009) Kai Wang et al.   NATURE

Putting the ‘Human’ Back in Genetics: Modeling the Extended Kinships of Twins

(2009) Lindon Eaves   Twin Research and Human Genetics

Modeling Extended Twin Family Data I: Description of the Cascade Model

(2009) Matthew C. Keller et al.   Twin Research and Human Genetics

Flexible Mx Specification of Various Extended Twin Kinship Designs

(2009) Hermine H. Maes et al.   Twin Research and Human Genetics

Linkage, Association, and Gene-Expression Analyses Identify CNTNAP2 as an Autism-Susceptibility Gene

(2008) Maricela Alarcón et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

A Common Genetic Variant in the Neurexin Superfamily Member CNTNAP2 Increases Familial Risk of Autism

(2008) Dan E. Arking et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Genetic influences on the broad spectrum of autism: Study of proband-ascertained twins

(2008) Hiroko Taniai et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Familial aggregation of quantitative autistic traits in multiplex versus simplex autism

(2008) Yamini V. Virkud et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Genome-wide Linkage Analyses of Quantitative and Categorical Autism Subphenotypes

(2008) Xiao-Qing Liu et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

A twin study investigating the genetic and environmental aetiologies of parent, teacher and child ratings of autistic-like traits and their overlap

(2008) Angelica Ronald et al.   EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Evidence for overlapping genetic influences on autistic and ADHD behaviours in a community twin sample

(2008) Angelica Ronald et al.   JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Research Review: What is the association between the social-communication element of autism and repetitive interests, behaviours and activities?

(2008) William P.L. Mandy et al.   JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Advances in autism genetics: on the threshold of a new neurobiology

(2008) Brett S. Abrahams et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

The ‘Fractionable Autism Triad’: A Review of Evidence from Behavioural, Genetic, Cognitive and Neural Research

(2008) Francesca Happé et al.   NEUROPSYCHOLOGY REVIEW

Evidence for Shared Genetic Influences on Self-Reported ADHD and Autistic Symptoms in Young Adult Australian Twins

(2008) Angela M. Reiersen et al.   Twin Research and Human Genetics