...children with the syndrome is underway. 4. Fragile X syndrome traits may stem from leaky mitochondria This mouse study suggests that many of the problems associated with fragile X...
...tests that measure camouflaging. Sex differences Researchers made other strides into understanding autism’s sex bias. Two studies looked at sex differences in the brain’s immune cells, or microglia, which respond...
...dysfunction observed in SHANK3B and FMR1 mutant mice. Mutations in SHANK3 and FMR1 have been linked to the autism-related conditions Phelan-McDermid syndrome and fragile X syndrome. Diethorn found that perineuronal...
...led by Brian Boyd to create a measure of behavioral inflexibility for autistic children and then extend that to children with neurogenetic conditions — Down syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome and fragile...
...development.” The findings show that DDX3X is necessary for translating RNA into proteins, DiCicco-Bloom says — a process that is also disrupted in fragile X and Rett syndromes. “What is...
...the sexuality and sexual experiences of autistic people and controls, with an emphasis on autistic women. He and his colleagues found that autistic women had a similar interest in sex...
...several researchers reporting on intervention studies in animal models of fragile X syndrome. We are making steady progress in systematically tackling each etiological subtype of autism. Annie Vogel Ciernia...
...the brain, according to a 2020 study. But excess fluid is present in infants with Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic condition linked to autism, and those with fragile X syndrome,...
...as fragile X syndrome and Rett syndrome — are expressed in the brain, for example. But the new findings suggest that the X chromosome, despite containing only 5 percent of...
...syndrome or fragile X syndrome, and even as a core symptom in schizophrenia. I would argue that social (pragmatic) communication impairments are symptoms that should be evaluated as comorbidfeatures across...