Autism gene study finds widespread impact to brain’s growth signaling network
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8 April 2021Autism gene study finds widespread impact to brain’s growth signaling network
Damage to the autism-associated gene Dyrk1a, sets off a cascade of problems in developing mouse brains, resulting in abnormal growth-factor signaling, undergrowth of neurons, smaller-than-average brain size, and, eventually, autism-like behaviors, a new study from Scripps Research, Florida, finds.
