tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post6835223567703189217..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: A Focused Environmental Autism Research Strategy Is NeededAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-64276945947574685522012-06-15T18:50:05.206-03:002012-06-15T18:50:05.206-03:00Environmental factors causing mutations have been ...Environmental factors causing mutations have been known for many decades.<br />Some mutations are also spontaneous.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-49623922722917914062012-06-01T08:04:07.336-03:002012-06-01T08:04:07.336-03:00Thank you for your post Harold. I too was left wi...Thank you for your post Harold. I too was left with the impression that "it's gotta be genetic" trend at IMFAR in Toronto. Of most concern is all the information we read and heard about de novo gene mutations. These are mutations found in the child with autism but are not found in their parents. The researchers now need to focus on the environmental factors that are causing these de novo gene mutations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519140707427699329noreply@blogger.com