Finding might one day help predict risk among younger siblings of those with the disorder

 MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) — Twenty-five newly identified gene variants have been linked to an increased risk for autism, according to a new study.  Many of these variants may prove valuable in predicting the risk of autism in children and, if so, could become part of a clinical test to help determine whether a child has an autism spectrum disorder, said study author Dr. Hakon Hakonarson, of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
He and his colleagues discovered the new gene variants after analyzing DNA from thousands of people with and without autism, according to the study published Jan. 14 in the journal PLoS One.

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