"Autism is primarily determined by the genes we are born with, although environmental factors do play a role," says Kristiina Tammimies, Associate Professor of Medical Genetics at KI.

The US Secretary of Health and Human Services insists he will soon announce the "cause" of autism, but setting a fixed ...

ASD is a spectrum of neurological conditions. People are born autistic, and the causes are not fully understood. Certain genetic and environmental risk factors may be involved.

Genetics contribute more to the condition than do environmental factors. Autism is highly heritable, and people who have a sibling with autism are more likely to have autism themselves.

Autism experts, however, cast doubt on Kennedy’s assertion that environmental factors lead to autism and questioned his proposed timeline to prove such a link.

For example, there are some environmental factors that can affect autism risk in individuals who are already genetically susceptible, medical conditions and illnesses during pregnancy, also birth ...

Research suggests that genetic and environmental factors may contribute to the risk of developing autism. When we say autism is genetic, we mean that variations in certain genes can influence how ...

Genetic influences and; Environmental ... The majority of these DNA changes do not cause autism by themselves but work in conjunction with many other genes and environmental factors to cause autism.

A leading national autism researcher cautions against only considering environmental factors being primarily to blame for a drastic increase in known national cases, as has been suggested by by U ...

An international team of researchers says it has uncovered a "direct link" between autism and a gene known to play a ... and diagnostic criteria, increased awareness and environmental factors.