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Originally posted by ISRAELdid911
. . . . please weigh in on the angle that this is a conspiracy to produce
through trial and error - The Master Race.
Originally posted by Skittle
But then again, there was always a bunch of diseases that medics had no term for nor did they have the same technology and advance in what we have today?
Previous studies looking at a narrower population of youngsters have suggested that as much as 40% of the rise in autism cases might be explained by broader diagnostic definitions and by heightened awareness of the condition. But that still leaves 60% of the increase unaccounted for. "Most scientists believe there is something more than just awareness and a broadening definition that is responsible for the rise," says Dr. Gary Goldstein, president of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. "We are seeing some fraction of the increase that is probably due to more cases of autism."
www.time.com...
A specific structural variation on chromosome 16 dramatically boosts the risk of autism, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.