Linda Lotspeich

Publication Details

• Autism and the X chromosome. Multipoint sib-pair analysis.

  Hallmayer J, Hebert JM, Spiker D, Lotspeich L, McMahon WM, Petersen PB, Nicholas P, Pingree C, Lin AA, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Risch N, Ciaranello RD. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1996; 53 (11): 985-9

  Genetic factors undoubtedly play a major etiologic role in autism, but how it is inherited remains unanswered. The increased incidence in males suggests possible involvement of the X chromosome.

  PubMedID: 8911221