%0 Journal Article
%T Autism and X-linked hypophosphatemia: A possible association?
%A Joel Vermeersch
%A Hans Hellemans
%A Dirk Deboutte
%J Indian Journal of Human Genetics
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X We herein report the joint occurrence of an autistic disorder (AD) and X-linked hypophosphatemia. X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), an X-linked dominant disorder, is the most common of the inherited renal phosphate wasting disorders. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that occurs mainly due to genetic causes. In approximately 6-15% of cases, the autistic phenotype is a part of a broader genetic condition called syndromic autism. Therefore, reports of cases with the joint occurrence of a known genetic syndrome and a diagnosis of ASD by a child psychiatrist are relevant. A joint occurrence does not, however, mean that there is always a causal link between the genetic syndrome and the autistic behavioural phenotype. In this case, there are a number of arguments countering a causal link.
%K Autistic disorder
%K genetics
%K Syndromal autism spectrum disorders
%K X-linked hypophosphatemia
%U http://www.ijhg.com/article.asp?issn=0971-6866;year=2010;volume=16;issue=1;spage=36;epage=38;aulast=Joel