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Entry for July 14, 2008 - Autism and Genetics

A recent study by Harvard Medical Department and others report in the July issue of Science new information regarding autism and genes.  The researchers have identified several genes that are different in children with autism effecting the brain's ability to make connections from experience.   


Reference:  Fliesler, Nancy (2008) Middle Eastern families yield intriguing clues to autism Retrieved from the web at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/middle-eastern-fam... on July 14, 2008.


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2008-07-15 00:57:05 GMT