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Article: Autism screening in the spotlight.(Special Needs: Realizing Potential)
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- Pediatric News
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- February 1, 2008
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The autism landscape is changing dramatically, with new insights into the biological underpinnings of autism spectrum disorders, the expansion of international research collaborations, and new policies directed at identifying and managing this neurodevelopmental syndrome.
Recent headlines have focused on autism-related genetic defects, such as deletions and duplications at chromosome 16p11.2 (N. Engl. J. Med. 2008 Jan. 9 [Epub doi:10.1056/NEJM oa075974]) and the resequencing of contactin-associated proteinlike 2 (CNT-NAP2) (Am. J. Hum. Genet. 2008;82:165-73).
Collaborative efforts--such as the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange, Interactive Autism Network, ...