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Autism, genetics, and inbreeding: An evolutionary view
English
2016
Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology
English
Recently there have been increased reports of autism, yet the disease is not contagious. Since it is not catching, there must be other forces at work that somehow create or pass on the autistic symptoms. DNA reports show that deviations in the genetic code due to ancient inbreeding can follow a human line for generations. Studies show that inbreeding was widespread until a few hundred years ago and is continued today, but to a lesser degree. After millions of inbreeds, the world population has
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