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	New Theory about Autism Roots

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7-28-2007 10:15 AM

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	</TD></TR><TR><TD><IMG width="5" height="1" border="0" src="http://www.sciam.com/media/struct/trans.gif" /></TD><TD align="left" class="captionText"><B>NEW PATTERN OF RISK:</B> 
A new theory explaining the genetic underpinnings of autism states that in some families, a male child could have as high as a 50 percent risk of developing the disorder.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In work that may one day lead to earlier detection of children at risk of developing autism, a team of scientists has devised a genetic model for the enigmatic disorder. The two-tiered theory integrates families with one or more autistic children.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/64845BA6-8B47-4C62-A9F4-AEF94C83EC57/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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