[COMMENT: Not inherited genetic mutations... but spontaneous mutations... as in those caused by chemicals, etc.]
Autism linked to hundreds of genetic mutations
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-he-autism-20110609,0,770413.story?track=rss
Autism linked to hundreds of genetic mutations
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-he-autism-20110609,0,770413.story?track=rss
"Three new studies conclude that autism disorders are genetically very complex, not caused by one or two gene defects. The potential changes in DNA may produce what are essentially different forms of autism."