Researchers identify new autism blood biomarker
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Early intervention is the key to the best treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which affects about 1 in 70 children. Unfortunately, most children are not diagnosed until about age 4, when communication and social disabilities become apparent. A new blood biomarker that may aid in earlier diagnosis of children with ASD has been identified by researchers.