Multiple genetic syndromes include ASD symptoms as part of a broader pattern of dysmorphology and medical morbidity. Space does not permit a review of all such syndromes, but here we highlight a ...

A GROUNDBREAKING study has identified rare genetic variants in the ITSN1 gene that increase Parkinson’s disease risk by up to tenfold and reveal unexpected links to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ...

Novel computational model identifies the genes linked to autism that helps in predicting the level of intellectual disability in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Some autism spectrum ...

Confirming those suggestions has been difficult because identifying ASD-specific neural alterations is a challenging task, Aglinskas said. Brains are different due to many factors, including genetic ...

There’s not one “autism gene” that’s at work. Many things, in addition to genes, may be involved. PDD, or ASD, can affect anyone, but Megerian explains that many risk factors can increase ...

A recent international study published in Molecular Psychiatry has identified new genetic variants associated with autism and ...

A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...

Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation in ITSN1 that increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease by up to tenfold, marking one of the most significant genetic discoveries in the field. This ...

In 2023, researchers reported they had identified seven genes linked to an increased risk of autism. When introducing their ...

The CDC’s decision to reinvestigate links between vaccines and autism after decades of scientific inquiry that showed no such ...

These genetic discoveries not only deepen our understanding ... implicated similar ITSN1 mutations in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Other emerging data have also suggested an association between ...