Organoids test gene therapies for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
Strategies to replace or compensate for mutated copies of the TCF4 gene could lead to treatments for this profound form of autism, a new study suggests.
Rare or common, inherited or spontaneous, mutations form the core of autism risk.
Strategies to replace or compensate for mutated copies of the TCF4 gene could lead to treatments for this profound form of autism, a new study suggests.
The DNA specific to mitochondria is difficult to access, but new methods place its secrets within reach.
Of nine genetic models examined in a new study, all had some incidence of cardiac abnormalities. But the problems varied widely depending on the affected genes.
The co-occurring conditions may stem from the heightened stress people in minority communities experience.
The gene, YTHDF2, may be one of several that contribute to an autism subtype marked by an unusually big brain.
Even the best data practices and technology drop key variants in attempts to predict autism likelihood.
Implicit biases might be to blame, and the discrepancy persists across clinics, regardless of maternal education, family income and a child’s IQ score.
The sex-specific effects may help elucidate why the small number of boys with DDX3X syndrome are born to unaffected mothers.
Having a genetic predisposition to inflammation is linked to structural changes in brain regions implicated in neurodevelopmental conditions.
Ramping up levels of one isoform of the autism-linked protein reverses traits in model mice, a new study shows.