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Autism
Harvard researchers have discovered half a dozen new genes involved in autism that suggest the disorder strikes in a brain that can't properly form new connections.
To track down the genes, researchers studied large Middle Eastern families. This facilitated tracking the genes since it is common in Arab countries for cousins to marry, which increases the likelihood of children inheriting rare genetic defects. The new research supports the idea that autism stems from a breakdown of the brain's ability to form new neurological connections based on experience. Remarkably, researchers found that autistic children's genes for mapping such connections were not damaged but nearby enhancers (which tell the gene whether to express or not) were missing. This offers hope that treatment, perhaps medication, may be able to activate these genes and lessen the effect of autism.
The study appears in the July 11 issue of Science and is available at the Children’s Hospital Boston website.
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