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article in my local paper today

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Study links autism to immune system

Carrie Peyton Dahlberg | The Sacramento Bee
January 27, 2008


SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In another tantalizing link between the immune system and autism, researchers at the University of California, Davis have found 11 genes, all governing "natural killer" immune cells, that are more active in autistic children than in other youngsters.

Though the study is small and preliminary, it bolsters theories that some sort of infectious agent, early in life or even in the womb, might play a role in autism, said Dr. Jeffrey Gregg, director of molecular diagnostics for the UC Davis Medical Center.
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/servi...,4841902.story
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