Yampa Valley Autism Program

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Holly Nelson, Fund Development
Susan Mizen
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Autism News from Medical News Today

Genetic Discovery Will Revolutionize Understanding Of Gene Expression

Over the past decade, research in the field of epigenetics has revealed that chemically modified bases are abundant components of the human genome and has forced us to abandon the notion we've had since high school genetics that DNA consists of only four bases. Now, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have made a discovery that once again forces us to rewrite our textbooks...

Identifying Autism Risk In High Risk Siblings Of Children With ASD

By focusing on the identification of common genetic variants, researchers have identified 57 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that predict - with a high degree of certainty - the risk that siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will also develop the condition. The findings were presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research...

Simple Task For 6-Month-Olds May Predict Risk Of Autism

A new prospective study of six-month-old infants at high genetic risk for autism identified weak head and neck control as a red flag for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and language and/or social developmental delays...