Mutations in Autism Susceptibility Gene Increase Risk in Boys

Submitted by dawnacrawford on July 17, 2012 - 08:53
Source: 
Emory University School of Medicine
Link: 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120712092616.htm
Date Published: 
July 12, 2012
Abstract: 

Emory University researchers identify mutations in an autism susceptibility gene that may explain why autism spectrum disorders affect four times as many boys as girls.