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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has joined what organizers are calling the largest-ever genetics study on autism.
The Center for Autism Research at CHOP was among the 21 research sites selected by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative for the study, called SPARK. The name is an acronym for Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge
The online research initiative will collect information and DNA for genetic analysis from 50,000 individuals with autism — and their…