title: Can we measure autism?
abstract: Newly released definitions of autism spectrum disorder demonstrate the need for precise diagnoses informed by the integration of clinical, molecular, and biochemical characteristics in a patient-information commons.
authors.affiliation: Isaac S. Kohane is Co-Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA, and the Lawrence J. Henderson Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. isaac_kohane@harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Isaac S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kohane
authors.forename: Alal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eran
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003657:Decision Making; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging