Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Evidence of Common Genes Linking Autism Spectrum Disord... - 0 views
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genetic mutations in the SHANK2 gene, partially responsible for linking nerve cells, and variants in the number of gene copies that were common to patients with autism and patients with mental retardation.
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the same mutation can be present in an autistic patient with normal intelligence and in a mentally impaired patient
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Our findings further link common genes between ASD and intellectual disability.
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Link between Autism and intellectual disability?