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Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations

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THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Common underlying mechanisms that affect brain development may be shared by the many seemingly disparate gene mutations found in autistic people, a new report shows.

The findings, published in the July 11 issue of Science, include two large sections missing on chromosomes in autistic people that appear to be tied to inherited mutations in genes regulated by neuronal activity.