Gene Variants in Autism Linked to Brain Development

Gene Variants in Autism Linked to Brain Development
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/234205#ixzz1FOY04ItB

""This large study is the first to demonstrate a statistically significant connection between genomic variants in autism and both synaptic function and neurotransmission," said senior author Peter S. White, Ph.D., a molecular geneticist and director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Synapses are the contact points at which nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells, while neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers carrying those signals."