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We report a male individual with partial tetrasomy 15 and severe mental retardation, who met ICD-10 criteria for autism. The relevance of this to the etiology of autism is discussed.
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Hotopf, M., Bolton, P. A case of autism associated with partial tetrasomy 15. J Autism Dev Disord 25, 41–49 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02178166
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