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Researchers in the CPEA Network and their colleagues around the world have learned a lot about autism through genetic studies, but they stil...

In 1999, NICHD-supported scientists discovered that most girls with Rett syndrome have a change in the pattern of a single gene the Methyl-C...

In more than 99.9 percent of cases of Rett syndrome, the genetic mutation is spontaneous, meaning that it occurs randomly. Random mutations ...

As the H1N1 virus continues to spread globally, new research shows that the virus may not spread as readily as other flu viruses.

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The beautiful and plucky Christina Applegate faces breast cancer with courage while working long hours on the set.

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