Autism Understanding Furthered by International Genetic Study

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Autism understanding begins when a person realizes that autism is a
disorder that affects people differently. Although autism affects the
normal functioning of a person's perception, attention and thoughts,
autism is not characterized by one type of perception, attention and
thought. Instead, it covers a broad spectrum of disorders that may be
mild or severe. Due to the fact that autism is such a complex
disorder, medical research is still in the process of understanding
how it develops and why it affects certain individuals.
One particular medical project with the aim to find better autism
understanding by identifying the gene that causes autism, is the 5
year Autism Genome Project (AGP). So far, phase I of the AGP has
identified a gene and parts of a chromosome to be linked with the
occurrence of autism. The findings of this particular autism study was
published online in the Nature Genetics February 18, 2007 issue.
The Autism Genome Project is a global research consortium that is
funded by Autism Speaks and the National Institute of Health. Autism
Speaks is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to raising the
awareness of autism and raising funds to help research it....

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[John Melsted]

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[Daniel Jackson]

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