"Majority of Autism Risk Resides in Genes, Multinational Study Suggests" - Hannah Furfaro
About 81 percent of autism risk comes from inherited genetic factors, according to an analysis performed by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Published in JAMA Psychiatry, the study is the largest yet to estimate the heritability of autism risk in a multinational population. “It’s a huge study, and it’s reflecting the kind of diagnostic culture of multiple independent countries,” said study author Joseph Buxbaum, PhD, professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, genetics and genomic sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “This is the best estimate we’re likely to see in the near future.”
— Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
