Recessive Mutations In Middle Eastern Families Shed Light On Some US Cases Of Autism

While autism clearly runs in some families, few inherited genetic causes have been found. A major reason is that these causes are so varied that it's hard to find enough people with a given mutation to establish a clear pattern. Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have pinpointed several inherited mutations - among the first to be identified - through an unusual approach: using whole-exome sequencing to study large Middle Eastern families with autism. The study, published in the journal Neuron, also found evidence for some of the same mutations in U.S. families... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..