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Results of largest ever genome scan for autism out

02-19-2007 · EurekAlert!

The genomes of the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled have been scanned and the preliminary results published in Nature Genetics (February 18, 2007). They provide new insights into the genetic basis of autism.

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