New gene linked to autism risk, especially in boys

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 08:21 in Health & Medicine

UCLA scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase a child's risk of developing autism, particularly in boys. The journal Molecular Psychiatry publishes the findings in its 19 May advance online edition...

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