Environmental influences on genes linked to autism risk

From HealthDay News (5/29):

Environmental influences on genes linked to autism risk

U.S. researchers analyzed cheek cell samples from 95 children for environmental changes to genes and found two altered gene groups in those with autism spectrum disorder that were different from children without autism. The findings, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, "suggest that, at least in some individuals with an ASD, the same pathways in the brain seem to [be] hit by both [gene] mutations and epigenetic changes," senior author Dr. John Greally said.

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