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RESEARCH

New Genes Contributing to Autism Discovered; Genetic Links Between

Neurodevelopment and Psychiatric Disorders

Chromosomes. A new

approach to investigating hard-to-find chromosomal abnormalities has

identified 33 genes associated with autism and related disorders, 22

for the first time. (Credit: © lily / Fotolia)

ScienceDaily

— A new approach to investigating hard-to-find chromosomal

abnormalities has identified 33 genes associated with autism and

related disorders, 22 for the first time. Several of these genes also

appear to be altered in different ways in individuals with psychiatric

disorders such as schizophrenia, symptoms of which may begin in

adolescence or adulthood. Results of the study by a multi-institutional

research team will appear in the April 27 issue of Cell and have been

released online.

"By sequencing the genomes of a group of

children with neurodevelopmental abnormalities, including autism, who

were also known to have abnormal chromosomes, we identified the precise

points where the DNA strands are disrupted and segments exchanged

within or between chromosomes. As a result, we were able to discover a

series of genes that have a strong individual impact on these

disorders," says Gusella, PhD, director of the Massachusetts

General Hospital Center for Human Genetic Research (MGH CHGR) and

senior author of the Cell paper. "We also found that many of these

genes play a role in diverse

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