Abstract
A pair of monozygotic and a pair of dizygotic twins with autism and hypomelanosis of Ito skin-abnormalities are described. These observations are further evidence of the frequent association between these two conditions, already demonstrated in the literature, and suggest a possibly higher incidence of single gene associations among cases of autism with known genetic basis.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Autistic Disorder / complications
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Autistic Disorder / diagnosis*
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Autistic Disorder / physiopathology
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain / physiopathology
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Corpus Callosum / diagnostic imaging
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Corpus Callosum / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Karyotyping
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Melatonin / analysis*
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Melatonin / metabolism
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Metabolic Diseases / complications
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Metabolic Diseases / physiopathology
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Pigmentation Disorders / complications
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Pigmentation Disorders / physiopathology*
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Radiography
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Twins, Monozygotic*