New genetic links in autism

With the help of mouse models, induced pluripotent stem cells and the "tooth fairy," researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have implicated a new gene in idiopathic or non-syndromic autism . The gene is associated with Rett syndrome, a syndromic form of autism, suggesting that different types of autism spectrum disorder may share similar molecular pathways.

http://ift.tt/1sH4eIB