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| Title |
Etiological influences on the stability of autistic traits from childhood to early adulthood: evidence from a twin study
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| Published in |
Molecular Autism, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13229-017-0120-5 |
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| Authors |
Mark J. Taylor, Christopher Gillberg, Paul Lichtenstein, Sebastian Lundström |
| Abstract |
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are persistent and lifelong conditions. Despite this, almost all twin studies focus on childhood. This twin study investigated the stability of autistic traits from childhood to early adulthood and explored the degree to which any stability could be explained by genetic or environmental factors. Parents of over 2500 twin pairs completed questionnaires assessing autistic traits when twins were aged either 9 or 12 years and again when twins were aged 18. Bivariate twin analysis assessed the degree of phenotypic and etiological stability in autistic traits across this period. Genetic overlap in autistic traits across development was also tested in individuals displaying a broad ASD phenotype, defined as scoring within the highest 5% of the sample. Autistic traits displayed moderate phenotypic stability (r = .39). The heritability of autistic traits was 76-77% in childhood and 60-62% in adulthood. A moderate degree of genetic influences on childhood autistic traits were carried across into adulthood (genetic correlation = .49). The majority (85%) of the stability in autistic traits was attributable to genetic factors. Genetic influences on autistic traits were moderately stable from childhood to early adulthood at the extremes (genetic correlation = .64). Broad autistic traits display moderate phenotypic and etiological stability from childhood to early adulthood. Genetic factors accounted for almost all phenotypic stability, although there was some phenotypic and etiological instability in autistic traits. Thus, autistic traits in adulthood are influenced by a combination of enduring and unique genetic factors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 11% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Spain | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 5 | 56% |
| Members of the public | 3 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 68 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 67 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 19 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 22 | 32% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 20 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 March 2017.
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#8,065,484
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#505
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#119,514
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#11
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