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...The largest genetic sequencing study of autism spectrum disorder ever conducted has found 102 genes associated with autism, a major step towards an eventual cure, which may involve genetic manipulation.
...Most of these 102 genes were expressed in the brain, and affect synapses or regulate other genes.
...49 of these genes are also linked to other developmental disorders, underlining the fact that the neurobiology of many such conditions are likely to overlap.
...Dr Joseph D. Buxbaum, Director of the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai, said: "With these identified genes, we can begin to understand what brain changes underlie ASD and begin to consider novel treatment approaches".
...With the advent of Crispr-Cas9 gene editing technology there may soon come a time when the genes themselves can be altered in the living brain of affected children.
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