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'Phenome' project set to pin down subgroups of autism

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Identifying the variations could help doctors intervene earlier.

Autism is a developmental disorder marked by learning deficits and poor social skills. But autistic children also often show a host of other problems, including seizures and gastrointestinal disorders. Scientists have been unable to pinpoint the genetic or environmental causes of the disorder, in part because both appear to differ in subgroups of affected children.

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