Collaborative research is driving the development of future treatments to ease symptoms of autism and epilepsy. The ...

New research has identified previously unknown genetic links to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing new insights into the genetic underpinnings of the condition. New research published in ...

Also Thursday in the same journal, researchers from the same team revealed 59 genetic variants on the X chromosome significantly associated with autism, including PTCHD1-AS (when it’s near DDX53).

More information: Ashlesha Gogate et al, The genetic landscape of autism spectrum disorder in an ancestrally diverse cohort, npj Genomic Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41525-024-00444-6 ...

More information: Genetic variants in DDX53 contribute to Autism Spectrum Disorder associated with the Xp22.11 locus, The American Journal of Human Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.11.003 .

Our findings support a direct link between DDX53 and autism, which is not only crucial for future clinical genetic testing, but its discovery suggests that the pathway it affects is related to the ...

People are more likely to have autism if they have related genetic disorders, such as fragile X syndrome, Rett syndrome, and tuberous sclerosis. Autism is also more likely due to a number of ...

But scientists say there are other factors, genetic and environmental, that could be playing a role too. Autism spectrum disorder, as it is officially called, is inherently wide-ranging ...

TORONTO, CA – New research published in The American Journal of Human Genetics has identified a previously unknown genetic link to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study found that variants ...