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Genetic Link Between Family Members with Autism and Language Impairment
Published October 30, 2013
in American Journal of Psychiatry
New research shows a genetic link between individuals with autism and family members with specific speech and language difficulties otherwise unexplained by cognitive or physical problems. Researchers discovered that genes in a small region of two chromosomes can lead to one family member developing autism and another family member only developing language impairment.
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=1763818
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