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Autism Research Focuses on Genetic Factors

MRI scans and animal models are revealing causes

Clinical Expert: Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD

Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele of Vanderbilt University discusses how brain scans and animal models are pushing forward our understanding of autism. Recent research, he says, has made thegenetic

genetic
Relating to genes, the discrete units of DNA that determine a person's basic makeup.
factors more clear.

This article was last reviewed or updated on November 7, 2023.