A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More

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05-21-2009, 04:51 PM

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there is also some belief that boys are more succeptible to autism (as well as other disorders) given that they only have one copy of each chromosome. if girls have something go wrong with one of their chromosomes, they naturally have a "backup" - boys don't.

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