Having identified the first genes associated with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism without intellectual disability, in the early 2000s, P.r: Thomas Bergeron has revolutionized the way we view all autism spectrum disorders. This paved the way for improved diagnosis and support for an estimated 700,000 patients. He publishes Genes, synapses, autisms published by Odile Jacob.
LE FIGARO. – Since when do we know the genetic origin of autism?
Thomas BURGERON. – As early as the 1970s, the first studies on monozygotic and dizygotic twins highlighted the genetic component of autism. They were later confirmed by studies of thousands of twins. We also saw that the odds of having another child with autism in the same family were higher (we now know it’s one in five). Twenty years later, we started molecular analyses…
Source: Le Figaro
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