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Researchers find first common autism gene - Reuters
Researchers have found the first common genetic link to autism and said on Tuesday it could potentially account for 15 percent of the disease's cases.
Three studies, two in the journal Nature and one in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest changes in brain connections could underlie some cases.
While the findings do not immediately offer hope for a treatment, they do help explain the underlying causes of the condition, which affects as many as one in 150 children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers have found the first common genetic link to autism and said on Tuesday it could potentially account for 15 percent of the disease's cases.
Three studies, two in the journal Nature and one in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest changes in brain connections could underlie some cases.
While the findings do not immediately offer hope for a treatment, they do help explain the underlying causes of the condition, which affects as many as one in 150 children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
