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Fragile X in female autistic twins

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  1. MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AF, London

    Ann Le Couteur & Michael Rutter

  2. Cytogenetic Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney Road, Belthnal Green, E2 8PS, London

    Doreen Summers & Les Butler

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Le Couteur, A., Rutter, M., Summers, D. et al. Fragile X in female autistic twins. J Autism Dev Disord 18, 458–460 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02212201

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