Major Gene Study Points to Causes of Autism
Sunday, March 25th, 2007SUNDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) — The largest study of the genetics of autism ever conducted, involving DNA from almost 1,200 affected families worldwide, has already yielded two important clues to the poorly understood disorder, scientists say.Discoveries in two areas of the genome — a region on chromosome 11 suspected of having links to autism, [...]
DNA “glitches” cause autism?
Sunday, March 25th, 2007WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Little glitches in the DNA of people with autism suggest that the disease might be caused by as many as 100 different genes, researchers reported on Thursday.
The study is one of several new reports on autism in recent months, which have shown the disease is far more common and more complex than [...]