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