Showing posts with label genetic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genetic. Show all posts

Monday, October 17, 2011

Beyond Vaccines: 5 Things that might really cause Autism

This is what I have believed from the very beginning: "While scientists are still investigating the issue, they say the disorder likely has a number of causes involving both our genes and our environment, or some combination of the two. For instance, people may have underlying genetic susceptibilities to autism that are triggered by something they encounter in the environment."

Beyond Vaccines: 5 things that might really cause Autism







Friday, October 14, 2011

Genetic basis for Autism Possible Discovered

"Autism is one of the most common genetic alterations, caused by a deletion of the 27-gene cluster on chromosome 16. By generating mouse models of autism, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) provided the first evidence that inheriting fewer copies of these genes leads to features resembling those used to diagnose children with autism." Read More:


http://www.cbs42.com/content/health/story/Genetic-Basis-for-Autism-Possibly-Discovered/gRmmRq2FkU6fJmr7Sy2krQ.cspx