Research shows a direct link between SUV39H2 gene and autism spectrum disorders
New research from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan shows that a deficit in histone methylation could lead to the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A human variant of the
SUV39H2 gene led researchers to examine its absence in mice. Published in
Molecular Psychiatry, the study found that when absent, adult mice exhibited cognitive inflexibility similar to what occurs in autism, and embryonic mice showed misregulated expression of genes related to brain development. These findings represent the first direct link between the
Direct genetic link to autism spectrum disorders
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SUV39H2: A direct genetic link to autism spectrum disorders
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