Mounting evidence links mitochondrial DNA to autism
Genetic variants that affect mitochondria, the organelles that power cells, may increase the risk of autism.
Genetic variants that affect mitochondria, the organelles that power cells, may increase the risk of autism.
A single gene, OTUD7A, may account for most of the features seen in people missing a segment of chromosome 15 known as 15q13.3.
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Mutations that appear in only some of the body’s cells contribute to autism in about 4 percent of people with the condition.
Watch the complete replay of this journal club, which featured two papers on mosaic mutations in autism.
Scientists this week announced the release of nearly 7,000 whole-genome sequences from a collection of families that each have one child with autism.
People with autism aren’t easily surprised, the social camouflage some girls and women with autism use may preclude diagnosis, and autism-related genes are rooted deep in human ancestry.
About 8 percent of non-inherited mutations in people with autism occur in only some of the body’s cells, according to a study of 20,000 people.
Autism runs in families, but the search for inherited risk factors has come up short — until now.
We finally have access to whole-genome sequences from people with autism. But before we can properly interpret these data, we need to know what we’re looking for.