X-Chromosome Gene Linked to Increased Autism Diagnosis in Males

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN at 13 Oct, 18:01 UTC

New research suggests that variants in the MECP2 gene on the X chromosome might help partly explain why autism is diagnosed about four times more often in males than it is in females. The post X-Chromosome Gene Linked to Increased Autism Diagnosis in Males appeared first on GEN - Genetic…

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• T2X-Chromosome Gene Linked to Increased Autism Diagnosis in MalesFierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN13 Oct, 18:01