More information showing a genetic component to autism from JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. The Kings College London research studied data on over two million children born in Sweden between the years of 1982 and 2006, of which 14,516 are diagnosed with diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The study focused on twins, siblings, half siblings and cousins. Results indicate that heritage and environmental factors are the two prime causes of autism. According to the study, the individual risk of ASD and autistic disorder increased with increasing genetic relatedness. Heritability of ASD and autistic disorder were estimated to be approximately 50% https://jama.jamanetwork/article.aspx?articleid=1866100
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 23:00:01 +0000
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