Sharing genetic results can advance autism science, medical care
People with autism and their families can be important partners in understanding the genetics of autism by agreeing to share their genetic data.
People with autism and their families can be important partners in understanding the genetics of autism by agreeing to share their genetic data.
Finding a mutation linked to autism traits can have life-changing consequences for autistic individuals and their families.
Many countries in Europe are reckoning with the growing demand for genetic tests for autistic people — and the accompanying ethical and scientific considerations.
An analysis of spontaneous mutations in nearly 11,000 individuals with developmental delay or autism implicates 49 new genes.
Una remota ciudad colombiana es el hogar del grupo más grande de personas con síndrome de X frágil. Los científicos están aprendiendo de ellos y tratando de ayudar.
Genetic tests for people with autism are far from routine and don’t always yield results, but the information they offer can change lives.
The largest-ever set of sequences from people with developmental delay has revealed 43 new genetic diagnoses.
The largest autism sequencing study to date implicates 99 genes in the condition — but nearly half have a tighter link to intellectual disability or developmental delay.
A remote Colombian town is home to the world’s largest cluster of people with fragile X syndrome. Scientists are learning from them — and trying to help.
Genetic variants across the genome contribute to about 8 percent of the risk for certain developmental conditions — much more than previously thought.