Gifts at Changing The Present

New Chromosome Abnormality Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorders

by (author unknown), Harvard Medical Research: Genetics on Feb 22, 2008

A whole-genome DNA analysis, using sensitive new research tools to thoroughly examine the chromosomes of more than 3,000 people, reveals a section of chromosome 16 that is deleted or duplicated in some people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).



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