%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