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Community Newsletter: Twitter dispatches from the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting
In this week’s Community Newsletter, we highlight online conversations about the conference’s technology foibles and scientific tours de force.
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Community Newsletter: Twitter dispatches from the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting
In this week’s Community Newsletter, we highlight online conversations about the conference’s technology foibles and scientific tours de force.
Subset of autism cases linked to mutations in noncoding genome
Autism involves mutations in noncoding portions of the genome in at least 3 percent of people with the condition. The mutations occur in regions that help regulate known autism-linked genes.
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Subset of autism cases linked to mutations in noncoding genome
Autism involves mutations in noncoding portions of the genome in at least 3 percent of people with the condition. The mutations occur in regions that help regulate known autism-linked genes.
Autism-linked genetic variants increase, decrease intelligence
Common and rare variants in or near autism-associated genes can have opposite effects on cognition.
Autism-linked genetic variants increase, decrease intelligence
Common and rare variants in or near autism-associated genes can have opposite effects on cognition.
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Cell population in brainstem coordinates cough, new study shows
The work also adds to a growing body of evidence showing that mice, and their genetic toolbox, can be used to study cough.
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Cell population in brainstem coordinates cough, new study shows
The work also adds to a growing body of evidence showing that mice, and their genetic toolbox, can be used to study cough.
In updated U.S. autism bill, Congress calls for funding boost, expanded scope
The current Autism CARES Act sunsets in late September.
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In updated U.S. autism bill, Congress calls for funding boost, expanded scope
The current Autism CARES Act sunsets in late September.
Ketamine targets lateral habenula, setting off cascade of antidepressant effects
The drug’s affinity for overactive cells in the “anti-reward” region may help explain its rapid and long-lasting results.
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Ketamine targets lateral habenula, setting off cascade of antidepressant effects
The drug’s affinity for overactive cells in the “anti-reward” region may help explain its rapid and long-lasting results.