#16p11 — Public Fediverse posts

Brain signatures of rare variants hint at cardiovascular risk

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/brain-signatures-of-rare-variants-hint-at-cardiovascular-risk/

#copynumbervariation #brainimaging #rarevariants #15q11-13 #16p11.2 #autism #22q11 #News

Autism and the cell’s antennae

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autism-and-the-cells-antennae/

#intellectualdisability #neurotransmitters #tuberoussclerosis #fragileXsyndrome #geneexpression #schizophrenia #mousemodels #stemcells #epilepsy #synapses #16p11.2 #autism #cortex #DYRK1A #axons #News

Common and rare autism-linked variants share functional effects

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/common-and-rare-autism-linked-variants-share-functional-effects/

#copynumbervariation #denovomutations #commonvariants #16p11.2 #autism #News

Excess of ‘don’t eat me’ cell signals may drive brain enlargement in autism

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/excess-of-dont-eat-me-cell-signals-may-drive-brain-enlargement-in-autism/

#geneexpression #macrocephaly #16p11.2 #autism #News

Different forms of autism have opposite problems with brain precursor cells

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/different-forms-of-autism-have-opposite-problems-with-brain-precursor-cells/

#copynumbervariation #macrocephaly #brainsize #diagnosis #16p11.2 #autism #News

Heart anomalies abound in mouse models of autism

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/heart-anomalies-abound-in-mouse-models-of-autism/

#fragileXsyndrome #mousemodels #16p11.2 #autism #SHANK3 #News #CHD8 #FMR1

Autism and the complete human genome: Q&A with Evan Eichler

https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/autism-and-the-complete-human-genome-qa-with-evan-eichler/

#whole-genomesequencing #copynumbervariation #denovomutations #geneexpression #genetictesting #genenetworks #rarevariants #epigenetics #15q11-13 #Opinion #16p11.2 #GWAS #QA

Fish, frogs, flies and other fauna in scientific firsts

https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/fish-frogs-flies-and-other-fauna-in-scientific-firsts/

#neurotransmitters #fragileXsyndrome #Drosophila #C.elegans #zebrafish #Features #language #16p11.2 #CNTNAP2 #autism #SHANK3 #sleep #CHD8 #FMR1 #gut

Drugs boost serotonin, socialization in multiple autism mouse models

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/drugs-boost-serotonin-socialization-in-multiple-autism-mouse-models/

#neurotransmitters #antidepressants #clinicaltrials #socialdeficits #socialreward #mousemodels #treatments #serotonin #16p11.2 #autism #News #FMR1