Newborn brain scans reveal how autism-related genetic variants influence early neural wiring, offering fresh insights into the origins of neurodevelopmental differences.
Research: Autism common variants associated with white matter alterations at birth: cross-sectional fixel-based analyses of 221 European term-born neonates from the developing human connectome project. Image Credit: Atthapon Raksthaput / Shutterstock
In a recent study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, a group of researchers investigated the relationship between common genetic variants associated with autism and structural variations in white matter among term-born neonates, highlighting potential associations that may contribute to future research on early autism markers rather than serving as definitive…