Researchers Say They’ve Found Genes That Signal Risk of Autism

Autism researchers at the Autism Center of Excellence in San Diego have found a network of genes that they say signal a risk of autism. A blood test for this “genetic signature” for children as young as 1 year old is in development.From News.com.au:A GENETIC “signature” of autism in babies as young as 12 months has been identified for the first time, an international conference is to be told.A simple blood test is now being developed and may be available in one to two years, Professor Eric Courchesne will tell the Asia Pacific Autism conference in Adelaide today.“This discovery really changes the landscape of our understanding of causes and effective treatments,” says the director of the Autism Centre of Excellence at the University of California in San Diego.Continue reading at LifeNews >>
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