Dup15q 2019

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Gene linked to multiple forms of autism may boost risk of death from seizures

Mice with extra copies of UBE3A, a gene linked to autism and related conditions, are susceptible to death from seizures.

By Nicholette Zeliadt
18 July 2019 | 3 min read

Ultrasensitive blood test may detect autism mutations in utero

A blood test can accurately detect whether a fetus carries large mutations of the kind linked to autism, according to pilot-study results.

By Nicholette Zeliadt
18 July 2019 | 3 min read

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Remembering Mark Hallett, leader in transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Autism scientists push back on CDC’s inaccurate vaccine claims

The CDC website now falsely suggests that autism-vaccine research is still an open question, prompting distrust among researchers—some of whom anticipate “more unreliable statements coming from the junta that took over” the agency.

By The Transmitter
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