Multiple genes implicated in autism

Monday, February 9, 2009 - 17:21 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- By pinpointing two genes that cause autism-like symptoms in mice, researchers at MIT`s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that multiple, interacting genetic risk factors may influence the severity of autistic symptoms.

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