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U.S. gene studies begin to unravel autism puzzle

CHICAGO — A sweeping study of hundreds of families with autism has found that spontaneous mutations can occur in a parent's sperm or egg cells that increase a child's risk for autism, researchers said on Wednesday. And fathers are four times more likely than mothers to pass these mutations on to their children. The results of three new studies, published in the journal Nature, suggest... 
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