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Massive Sequencing Studies Reveal Key Autism Genes
Published October 29, 2014
in Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
Analyzing the sequences of more than 20,000 people, researchers have unearthed the largest and most robust list of autism genes so far, they reported in the journal Nature.These 50 high-confidence autism genes may help researchers understand the biological underpinnings of autism. The researchers found these genes by scouring the exomes, the protein-coding regions of the genome, looking for rare genetic glitches unique to people with autism.
http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2014/massive-sequencing-studies-reveal-key-autism-genes
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