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Study: 7 Percent Of Autism Cases Have Genome Changes That Are Not Inherited

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Study: 7 Percent Of Autism Cases Have Genome Changes That Are Not Inherited

(I bet it's really higher than that)

Most chromosomal abnormalities are inherited but researchers writing in the American Journal of Human Genetics found that seven percent of children with autism carry structural changes in the genome that are not found in their parents. The rate of such de novo changes in the general population is typically less than one percent.

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http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/study_7_percent_of_autism_cases_have_genome_changes_that_are_not_inherited

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