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Scans of Sundry Variant Types Uncover Autism-Linked Genes
Troves of sequencing data reveal genes tied to autism through different variant types, providing a more complete picture of the condition’s genetic roots and new clues to its heterogeneity.
Scans of Sundry Variant Types Uncover Autism-Linked Genes
Scans of Sundry Variant Types Uncover Autism-Linked Genes

Troves of sequencing data reveal genes tied to autism through different variant types, providing a more complete picture of the condition’s genetic roots and new clues to its heterogeneity.

Troves of sequencing data reveal genes tied to autism through different variant types, providing a more complete picture of the condition’s genetic roots and new clues to its heterogeneity.

autism spectrum disorder, genetics & genomics

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Environmental Factors Don’t Explain Rise in Autism Prevalence
Peter Hess | May 22, 2020 | 3 min read
A large twin study in Sweden finds genetics has a much larger influence on the odds of an autism diagnosis, and has remained consistent over time.
Inadequate Myelination of Neurons Tied to Autism: Study
Lisa Winter | Feb 4, 2020 | 2 min read
A mouse model of autism and postmortem brains of autistic individuals showed a lack of mature oligodendrocytes and less myelination than controls.
Four Sets of Mice Call Popular Autism Theory into Question
Sarah DeWeerdt | Feb 26, 2019 | 3 min read
Signaling imbalance, driven by too much excitatory activity, may be a consequence of whatever brain changes lead to autism rather than a cause of the condition.
Stem Cell–Derived Neurons from People with Autism Grow Differently
Jef Akst | Jan 11, 2019 | 2 min read
Changes in gene expression also hint at how the brains of people with ASD develop differently from those of other people.
Analysis of 2,000 Brains Provides Clues to Schizophrenia, Autism
Catherine Offord | Dec 14, 2018 | 2 min read
The PsychENCODE project delves into the DNA, RNA, and protein changes related to brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders, but researchers caution it’s just a first step toward treatment.
More Autism Genes Identified
Ashley Yeager | Oct 17, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers parse genes linked with intellectual disability and autism from those tied to autism alone.
Learning Opens the Genome
Ruth Williams | Jan 17, 2018 | 3 min read
Researchers map learning-induced chromatin alterations in mouse brain cells, and find that many affect autism-associated genes.
The Genes Underlying Autism Are Coming Into Focus
Megan Scudellari | Aug 1, 2016 | 10+ min read
As researchers sequence the DNA of thousands of kids with autism, dozens of genetic subgroups are emerging.
Moving Toward Personalized Autism Treatment
Megan Scudellari | Jul 31, 2016 | 1 min read
Researchers aim to leverage new insights into the underlying causes of the disorder to better help patients. 
Molecular Hub of Autism?
Jef Akst | Dec 30, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers identify a network that includes many genes previously linked to autism spectrum disorders.
Autism in the Genes
Jef Akst | Jul 22, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers determine that heritability outweighs non-genetic risk factors when it comes to the developmental disorder.
Half Genes, Half Environment
Jef Akst | May 5, 2014 | 1 min read
Examining more than 20 years of Swedish birth records, researchers determine that autism risk is influenced equally by genetic and environmental factors.
Genetic Test for Autism Refuted
Ed Yong | Oct 25, 2013 | 4 min read
Replication attempt shows that earlier claims about a genetic test for autism were overblown.
Key Mental Illness Genes Found
Bob Grant | Mar 4, 2013 | 1 min read
A large genome-wide study has identified four single-nucleotide polymorphisms shared between five major psychiatric disorders.
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