Population Genetics and ARC of Cambridge University team up to study two genes associated with Asperger syndrome

The Cambridge University Autism Research Centre (ARC) and Population Genetics Technologies Limited have begun a joint venture to conduct research into the genetics of Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism.  The research aims to measure differences in the frequency of variants in two previously identified genes in subjects known to have Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism verses a control group of subjects not known to have the conditions.  The research will also aim to associate the frequency of the gene variants with measures from the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and other tools used to identify the conditions.  The research may also measure whether or not there are differences in the associations of the genes to Asperger syndrome verses classic autism.  Read more about it at expresspharmaonlin.com here:
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