Scientists have uncovered what they say could be important new genetics clues about autism.
In a set of three papers being published in Thursday’s issue of the journal Neuron, researchers at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University and Columbia University report provocative results from analyses of the genes from about 1,000 families. They hope the findings can lead to important insights into what causes the disorder and possibly better treatments.
Autism can be a devastating condition marked by difficulties interpreting common social cues and interacting with other people.
Two of the teams of researchers searched for so-called copy number variants -- duplications or deletions in one or more portions of DNA -- in the genes of members of families in which one child was diagnosed with autism but another was not. The researchers compared the DNA from siblings with and without the condition.
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In a set of three papers being published in Thursday’s issue of the journal Neuron, researchers at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University and Columbia University report provocative results from analyses of the genes from about 1,000 families. They hope the findings can lead to important insights into what causes the disorder and possibly better treatments.
Autism can be a devastating condition marked by difficulties interpreting common social cues and interacting with other people.
Two of the teams of researchers searched for so-called copy number variants -- duplications or deletions in one or more portions of DNA -- in the genes of members of families in which one child was diagnosed with autism but another was not. The researchers compared the DNA from siblings with and without the condition.
more Scientists find new genetic clues to autism - The Checkup - The Washington Post