Autism Genes Discovered; Help Shape Connections Among Brain Cells
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 20:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have connected more of the intricate pieces of the autism puzzle, with two studies that identify genes with important contributions to the disorder. One study pinpoints a gene region that may account for as many as 15 percent of autism cases, while another study identifies missing or duplicated stretches of DNA along two crucial gene pathways. Significantly, both studies detected genes implicated in the development of brain circuitry in early childhood.
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