Researchers demonstrate first common genetic risk factors for autism
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have made an important step forward in understanding the complex genetic structure of autism spectrum disorders. A researcher collaboration, including geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), have detected variations along a genetic pathway that is responsible for neurological development, learning and memory, which appears to play a significant role in the genetic risk of autism. Their findings were published online in the journal Nature on 28 April...
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