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Dykens, Elisabeth M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
This paper considers key properties of behavioral phenotypes of mental retardation syndromes, including within-syndrome variability and between-syndrome similarities and qualitative differences. The "new genetics" research requires combining data from three strategies: (1) a psychiatric approach, (2) psychometric methods, and (3) syndrome-specific…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Genetics, Mental Retardation
