New research has uncovered a genetic connection between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a rare neuromuscular disease.

People with a little-known genetic muscle condition may be 14 times more likely to develop autism, a study published this ...

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a ...

Researchers suggest discovery of genetic link between ASD and DM1 opens up potential new therapeutic avenues for ASD.

Scientists found a genetic link between autism and DM1, where repeat DNA sequences disrupt brain gene splicing. This sheds ...

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a rare genetic condition ...

Researchers from the University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered a ...

Similarly, people with DM1 have a TRE in the DMPK gene. "A variation really stood out to me that we see in rare neuromuscular disease," says ... of causing autistic symptoms in children with ...