Findings from a new study published in Cell Reports, involving a collaborative effort between researchers at the Luikart Laboratory at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Weston Laboratory at the University of Vermont, provide further insight into the neurobiological basis of autism and point to possible treatments. In recent years, researchers have established a strong association between certain mutated genes…Read more Dartmouth study offers new insights into genetic mutations in autism.

A new study led by Columbia researchers has uncovered 60 genes linked to autism that may provide important clues to the causes of autism across the full spectrum of the disorder. “Overall, the genes we found may represent a different class of genes that are more directly associated with the core symptoms of autism than…Read more 60 new autism genes identified

Jonathan Sebat, PhD, is a professor and chief of the Beyster Center for Molecular Genomics of Neuropsychiatric Diseases at UC San Diego School of Medicine. UC San Diego Health Sciences Autism is referred to as a “spectrum” because clinical features of autism range from mild social impairments in some people to severe intellectual disability or…Read more Broad-spectrum of autism depends on the spectrum of genetic factors