Brief report: A case of autism with interstitial deletion of chromosome 13

J Autism Dev Disord. 2001 Apr;31(2):231-4. doi: 10.1023/a:1010759401344.

Abstract

A case of an 18-year-old male who meets the DSM-IV criteria for autistic disorder and borderline intelligence is described. Cytogenetic evaluation revealed a karyotype of 46, XY, del(13)(q14q22). The relevance of this case to the etiology of autism is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics
  • Adolescent
  • Autistic Disorder / complications
  • Autistic Disorder / genetics*
  • Chromosome Deletion*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13*
  • Cytogenetic Analysis
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Male