Sentences with phrase «of autism cases»
Scientists this month unveiled evidence that an estimated 1 percent of all autism cases may stem from a structural change involving 25 to 30 genes on chromosome 16.
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He emphasizes, however, that the mutations are likely to account for only a very small proportion of autism cases.
Three rulings last week dealt a blow to thousands of autism cases pending before the claims court.
In this article, the author reports one - third of autism cases are the result of an inflammatory disease that began in the womb, thanks to the mother's imbalanced immune system.
Most of the Autism cases I've dealt with were a direct result of vaccines, usually occurring within days / weeks of getting vaccines.
But as McCormick notes, despite the absence of thimerosal in vaccines, reports of autism cases have not fallen.
When pediatric epidemiologist Robert Byrd of the University of California at Davis heard three years ago that the state's Department of Developmental Services had reported a near tripling of autism cases between 1987 and 1998, he decided to investigate.
The CDC said Thursday that some of the increase comes from better identification of autism cases in minority populations.
So far, about 10 percent of autism cases have been associated with genetic mutation, a figure Nelson predicts will rise as scientists study more genomes in greater detail.
The suspect DNA includes the first variant that might underlie a large percentage of autism cases.
This is of interest to women with Hashimoto's as one - third of autism cases are the result of an inflammatory disease that began in the womb, thanks to the mother's imbalanced immune system.
There is considerable overlap between fragile X syndrome and autism: About 30 percent of people with fragile X are diagnosed with autism, and fragile X causes up to 6 percent of autism cases, making it the most common known cause of autism.
Two new studies connect structural variations to 1 percent of autism cases, a finding that may help unlock the enigmatic disorder's genetic footprint