TIME Reports on New Genetic Findings
Risk Gene More Common in Boys than in Girls
Risk Gene More Common in Boys than in Girls
TIME magazine published an article, "A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More," which highlights a study recently completed by researchers at UCLA. In the study, published online by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, scientists identified an autism-risk gene, CACNA1G, which is more common in boys than in girls. The study, funded in part by Autism Speaks, utilized Autism Speaks' Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), a database of DNA from families with at least two or more children with autism. The gene identified is located on chromosome 17, a region already implicated in autism. Read the full story here.
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