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Study finds pregnancy and birth environment may affect development of autism in twins

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Autism Speaks announced significant findings from the largest study of twins with autism spectrum disorder conducted by a consortium of renowned researchers, using material from the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange, published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry, which suggests that both genetic and shared environmental factors significantly increase risk for ASD, estimated 38 percent risk associated with genetic heritability and 58 percent from factors shared by twins during pregnancy a

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