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New type of autism emerges - experts say it explains mystery of why girls are less likely to be diagnosed
05 Feb 2026 03:01 GMT
… diagnostic rates between the sexes.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition which … require a high genetic burden than boys for autistic behaviours to become … earlier diagnosis.
What is autism?
Being autistic does not mean you have …
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Study identifies genetic fingerprint of neuropathic pain neurons
05 Feb 2026 02:35 GMT
… functional properties with their gene expression profiles to identify … nociceptors to a specific genetic signature," Tripathy said … about the different genes expressed in sleeping nociceptors … ; the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative; and …
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Autism diagnosis rates equalize between males and females
05 Feb 2026 02:35 GMT
… individuals.
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has … skills among girls, making autism more difficult to spot. … to control for shared genetic and environmental conditions like … appropriately: as autistic patients, just as autistic as their male …
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Women and men are almost equally as likely to be diagnosed as autistic by adulthood, new study finds
05 Feb 2026 02:26 GMT
… autism diagnosis
Boys are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic … to be diagnosed as autistic than girls are. Scientists … others have proposed that genetic differences or some other biological … diagnoses can mean that autistic people have to work harder …
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Q&A: Skin punch biopsy aims to detect autism spectrum disorder close to birth
05 Feb 2026 00:51 GMT
… of physiology, biophysics, pediatric medical genetics and genomics at the University … in the Autism Sequencing Consortium, we observed that ASD-associated genes cluster … calcium signaling pathways implicated by genetic findings. Because the signaling defect …
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Autism might be equally common in males and females, study says
05 Feb 2026 00:15 GMT
… to investigate why autism spectrum disorders are … genetics or environmental factors or for other conditions associated with autism … of children may miss autistic features which are … autism more difficult to spot.
“And what we know about undiagnosed autistic …
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New AAVLINK Method Enables Delivery of Large Therapeutic Genes
04 Feb 2026 17:50 GMT
Delivery of therapeutic genes is essential for gene therapy. Adeno-associated viruses … genes associated with inherited disorders, including autism and epilepsy, and validated the gene … also includes five CRISPR-based genetic tools, demonstrating the broad …
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Wildfire Smoke During Late Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk
04 Feb 2026 14:19 GMT
… criteria and increased screenings.
Autism has a strong genetic component, with recent … four biologically distinct subtypes of autism.
However, “genetics alone do not explain …
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Williams syndrome: The genetic condition marked by extreme friendliness and empathy
04 Feb 2026 08:59 GMT
A genetic condition sometimes described as the ‘opposite of autism’ is drawing attention … a complex medical reality. A genetic deletion with lasting effects Professor … deletion of some of the genes on one of the chromosomes …
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Marcus Foundation gives $21.9 million to largest-ever study on profound autism
04 Feb 2026 03:12 GMT
… biomarkers in children across the autism spectrum. Researchers aim to … in children with profound autism, and possibly even prevent … ’s Department of Human Genetics and the Tri-Institutional … The team will study profound autism at multiple levels, including …