Wednesday 16 January 2013

New Gene Variants Linked To Autism Discovered

Twenty-five extra gene variants that occur in some people with an ASD (autism spectrum disorder) have been discovered by genetics scientists from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Utah, and Lineagen Inc. (a biotech company). The research team, led by Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD, explained in the journal PLOS ONE that they identified 25 additional copy number variants (CNVs) that occur in some people with autism. CNVs are duplicate or missing stretches of DNA... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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