Heritability of autism spectrum disorders: a meta‐analysis of twin studies

Volume: 57, Issue: 5, Pages: 585 - 595
Published: May 1, 2016
Abstract
Background The etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been recently debated due to emerging findings on the importance of shared environmental influences. However, two recent twin studies do not support this and instead re-affirm strong genetic effects on the liability to ASD, a finding consistent with previous reports. This study conducts a systematic review and meta-analysis of all twin studies of ASD published to date and explores...
Paper Details
Title
Heritability of autism spectrum disorders: a meta‐analysis of twin studies
Published Date
May 1, 2016
Volume
57
Issue
5
Pages
585 - 595
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