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Researchers: Alarming Rise in Autism in California Is Genuine.
Byline: Barbara Feder Ostrov
Oct. 18--A nearly 300 percent increase in the number of California children with autism is a real phenomenon that cannot be explained away by improved diagnosis, greater awareness of the disease or families moving to the state in search of treatment, University of California researchers said Thursday.
But the cause of the drastic rise in cases is still a mystery to scientists, who say more study into the disease's possible genetic and environmental causes is needed.
"The numbers appear to be real," said lead researcher Dr. Robert Byrd, a UC-Davis pediatrician. "But we still have a lot to explain."
The $1 million state-funded study grew out of a 1999 state report showing that the number of reported autism cases nearly quadrupled to 10,360 in 1998 from 2,778 in 1987. At the time, health officials and some clinicians speculated that an…
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