Scientists Link Autism to DNA Regions, Washington University in St. Louis and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study Finds

ST. LOUIS, May. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists using a statistical approach have discovered regions of DNA that appear to be linked with autistic spectrum disorders. The researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of California-Los Angeles identified two regions of DNA linked with autism. They found the suspicious DNA with a much smaller sample of people than has been used traditionally in searches for autism genes. >>> Discuss This Story

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