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Large Genetic Deletion Leads to Autism, But Not Always
Published August 21, 2014
in Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
To characterize people who carry deletions in 16p11.2 and 15q13.3, genetic regions linked to autism, two studies published this summer looked in detail at dozens of people with either deletion. The studies found that deletions in these regions lead to diverse symptoms that only sometimes include autism. The studies were published in the journals Biological Psychiatry and Genetics in Medicine.
http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2014/large-genetic-deletion-leads-to-autism-but-not-always
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