World's largest autism genome database shines new light on many 'autisms'

Monday, March 6, 2017 - 14:01 in Biology & Nature

An additional 18 gene variations have been identified that appear to increase the risk of autism. The study involved the analysis of 5,205 whole genomes from families affected by autism -- making it the largest whole genome study of autism to date.

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