Autistic, Aberrant, and Food-Related Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome: The Effects of Age and Genotype by Atsushi Ishii, Hiroshi Ihara, Hiroyuki Ogata, Masayuki Sayama, Masao Gito, Nobuyuki Murakami, Tadayuki Ayabe, Yuji Oto, Asami Takahashi, Toshiro Nagai

“…The Aberrant Behavior Checklist Japanese version (ABC-J), the Food Related Problem Questionnaire (FRPQ), and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Autism Society Japan Rating Scale (PARS) were administered to 65 PWS patients, including 20 adolescents (ages 12 to 17) and 45 young adults (ages 18 to 29). …”
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Immune Dysfunction in Rett Syndrome Patients Revealed by High Levels of Serum Anti-N(Glc) IgM Antibody Fraction by Anna Maria Papini, Francesca Nuti, Feliciana Real-Fernandez, Giada Rossi, Caterina Tiberi, Giuseppina Sabatino, Shashank Pandey, Silvia Leoncini, Cinzia Signorini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Roberto Guerranti, Solange Lavielle, Lucia Ciccoli, Paolo Rovero, Claudio De Felice, Joussef Hayek

“…In this study, we aimed to evaluate the function of the immune system by measuring serum immunoglobulins (IgG and IgM) in RTT patients (n=53) and, by comparison, in age-matched children affected by non-RTT pervasive developmental disorders (non-RTT PDD) (n=82) and healthy age-matched controls (n=29). …”
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Fmr1 KO Mice as a Possible Model of Autistic Features by Maude Bernardet, Wim E. Crusio

“…Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder appearing before the age of 3, where communication and social interactions are impaired. …”
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