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21 Jul 2015, 9:16 pm

Researchers Claim to Have Uncovered a Cause of Autism and Intellectual Disabilities


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21 Jul 2015, 9:23 pm

They only investigated the possibility of a link between Autism Spectrum Disorders and the JMJD1C epigenetic gene. Their conclusion does not claim a link.

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Our findings indicate that mutations in JMJD1C contribute to the development of Rett syndrome and intellectual disability.
Please don't read more into these findings than was explicitly stated.