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Author Spotlight: Exploring Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms in Fruit Flies — Genetic Models and Behavioral Tests
Published on: September 6, 2024
[Advances in genetic research on autism spectrum disorders]
Kaituo Huang1, Ye Zhang, Rui Zhao
1Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325015, China. shanshanhu@wmu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental disorders. Patients usually exhibit certain degree of social interaction impairment in accompany with impairment in language development as well as repetitive behaviors or interests. In recent years, ASD-related variants, genes, functional pathways, and expression patterns in the brain have been discovered, along with advance in sequencing techniques. This article reviews various aspects of genetic research in association with ASD.
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