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The genetics of autism spectrum disorders and related neuropsychiatric disorders in childhood.

P Lichtenstein, E Carlstrom, M Rastam, C Gillberg, and H Anckarsater

Am J Psychiatry 167(11):1357-63 (2010) PMID 20686188

Autism spectrum disorders are considered to be among the most heritable mental disorders, a notion based on surprisingly sparse data from small clinical studies. Population-based studies of the heritability of other neuropsychiatric disorders and comorbidities among them have also been sparse. The authors sought to address both of these issues.

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10020223
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