Courtney Humphries is a freelance writer based in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
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Noncoding gene linked to autism
Researchers have identified a noncoding RNA, a genetic message that is not translated into a protein, that may be involved in autism. The discovery, published 4 April in Science Translational Medicine, came from examining a region on chromosome 5 that has been previously linked to the disorder.
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