A new autism gene has been found in
an Italian-led study, Turin university said Friday.
The international study was led by the northern Italian
university and its Città della Salute along with the university
of Cologne in Germany.
Published in the journal Brain, the study showed that mutations
in the Caprini gene are responsible for alterations in specific
neuronal mechanisms, which cause a form of autistic spectrum
disorder in clinical terms.
The team's work was based on new DNA sequencing technology and
on the development of in vitro models of neuronal cells, the
university said.
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