Autism in Angelman syndrome: a population-based study
S Steffenburg, CL Gillberg, U Steffenburg… - Pediatric …, 1996 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of Angelman syndrome in prepubertal
school-aged children and analyze its comorbidity with autistic disorder. A clinical/psychiatric
evaluation of a population-based sample of 6-to 13-year-old mentally retarded children with
active epilepsy was performed. Four individuals in a total population of almost 49,000
children conformed to the clinical diagnosis of Angelman syndrome. Two of these had a
typical microdeletion at chromosome 15q11–13. The minimum prevalence of Angelman …
school-aged children and analyze its comorbidity with autistic disorder. A clinical/psychiatric
evaluation of a population-based sample of 6-to 13-year-old mentally retarded children with
active epilepsy was performed. Four individuals in a total population of almost 49,000
children conformed to the clinical diagnosis of Angelman syndrome. Two of these had a
typical microdeletion at chromosome 15q11–13. The minimum prevalence of Angelman …