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Chromosome Deletions in Autistic Patient Point to Possible Genetic Links to Autism

A University of California Irvine research team is screening one patient at a time to focus their laboratory resources on a careful analysis of all 46 of each patient's chromosomes and alterations of genes within those chromosomes. Learn more about the chromosome deletions this research team found in an autistic patient External Web Site Policy.