Autism susceptibility genes identified

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 10:29 in Health & Medicine

Two genes have been associated with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in a new study of 661 families. Researchers found that variations in the genes for two brain proteins, LRRN3 and LRRTM3, were significantly associated with susceptibility to ASD.

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