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New study links autism spectrum disorder to disrupted developmental dopamine – ASD

by Eileen Leahy, Chhavi Chauhan, PhD, Elsevier Behavioral analyses in zebrafish with disrupted dopaminergic signaling during development. Credit: The American Journal of Pathology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.02.014Recent evidence suggests that dopamine plays a crucial role in neural development. In a novel study, investigators demonstrated the link between disrupted developmental dopamine signaling and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)....

Scientists identify new gene involved in autism spectrum disorder
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Scientists identify new gene involved in autism spectrum disorder

UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: BRUCE BEUTLER, M.D. CREDIT: PHOTO TAKEN BY BRIAN COATS FOR UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS – Dec. 22, 2020 – UT Southwestern scientists have adapted a classic research technique called forward genetics to identify new genes involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a study published this week in eLife, the researchers used...