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Geraldine Dawson, PhD

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(4):411-412.

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This special issue of the ARCHIVES on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) highlights new approaches to the early identification and treatment of autism, and the associated financial and emotional costs to families and society. While current approaches to early identification involve behavioral screenings, several of which are described in this issue, a longer-term goal is to develop biomarkers that can lower the age at which young infants at risk for autism can be recognized. Although scientists are searching for biomarkers that can identify infants at risk for autism, no reliable biomarkers have yet been identified. Genetic research will be important for identifying such biomarkers.

While progress in the search for autism susceptibility genes has certainly been made, it is clear that the road ahead is challenging. The rapid decrease in concordance rates from identical twins to siblings to second-degree relatives suggests interactions among several genes, estimated to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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