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Females with autism and the fragile X

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  1. MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AF, London

    Patrick Bolton & Michael Rutter

  2. Cytogenetic Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney Road, E2 8PS, London

    Les Butler & Doreen Summers

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Bolton, P., Rutter, M., Butler, L. et al. Females with autism and the fragile X. J Autism Dev Disord 19, 473–476 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02212946

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