Association of mitochondrial DNA content, heteroplasmies and inter-generational transmission with autism

oleh: Yiqin Wang, Xiaoxian Guo, Xiumei Hong, Guoying Wang, Colleen Pearson, Barry Zuckerman, Andrew G. Clark, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Xiaobin Wang, Zhenglong Gu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01

Deskripsi

Most genetic studies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have focused on the nuclear genome. Here, the authors show that variations in mitochondrial DNA, detectable at birth, are also associated with risk of ASD.