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Last Updated: Monday, 19 February 2007, 03:15 GMT

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Autism gene breakthrough hailed

Chromosome 11 was identified as one of the culprits
Scientists have found new autism genes by scanning the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled.
The monumental task of studying the 1,200 families took more than 120 scientists from more than 50 institutions across 19 countries.

The work, described in Nature Genetics, implicates a region of chromosome 11 and a specific gene called neurexin 1.

Experts say the findings should help with finding new autism treatments.

These exciting results may represent a step on the way to further new treatments

Child psychiatrist Professor Jonathan Green

Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person's ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by extreme behavioural challenges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6369347.stm

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No no. Vaccines cause autism. So says Corporal.

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