Researchers find first common autism gene
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 18:28
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found the first common genetic link to autism and said on Tuesday it could potentially account for 15 percent of the disease's cases.
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