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  "id": 18155935,
  "title": "Researchers identify genetic 'convergence' in autism and a possible explanation for the female protective effect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/researchers-identify-genetic-convergence-in-autism-and-a-possible",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T17:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-genetic-convergence-autism-explanation-female.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In many cases, all it takes is one mutated gene to orchestrate changes across a whole network of genes linked to autism, according to new results published in Nature by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital. The finding could explain why different mutations in one or several of the hundreds of genes linked to autism can lead to a similar condition.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}