Genes

The largest analysis of sequences from autistic people and their families implicates 184 genes in the condition — nearly doubling the previous estimate.

SETD5, a leading candidate for autism risk, may control thousands of genes by modifying a protein involved in packaging DNA.

Deleting the mutation from an autism gene may reverse some autism traits in mice, according to a new study. But the results may be a fluke.

An analysis of genetic sequences from nearly 500 people with autism and their relatives has linked 13 new genes to the condition. It has also uncovered a genetic cause for autism in about 10 percent of the autistic participants.

New findings call into question a fundamental assumption about how genes are regulated.

An online resource reveals all major cell types in the developing human brain during the period in which autism is thought to arise.

An analysis of whole-genome sequences from nearly 500 families has implicated 16 new genes in autism.

An experimental leukemia drug and a chemical in black pepper ease breathing and movement problems in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.