Researchers Identify Genetic Systems Disrupted In Autistic Brain

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday May 1, 2012 @05:22AM from the plotting-the-most-complex-map dept.

hessian sends this excerpt from Medical Xpress "Autism has a strong genetic basis, but so far efforts to identify the responsible genes have had mixed results. The reason for this is that autism is influenced by many different genes, and different genes are involved in different individuals, making it hard to find the common genetic ground between patients. Now, research conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has shown that despite this fact, the different genes involved in autism tend to be involved in specific processes in the brain. This can explain, on the one hand, similarities in the behavioral symptoms of different autistics, but also the large spectrum of behaviors observed in different autistic individuals."

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Nonsense by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-01 06:00 · Score: 0, Troll

Autism is not genetic, it is acquired due to vaccination. Please keep your hands off the precious bodily fluids!
Re:Firmware defective by chill · 2012-05-01 06:36 · Score: 0, Troll

Please tell me you take a dump BEFORE going to sleep...
(and "sudo make me a sandwich" needs to be in there close to the end).

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