Variants Of SYNGAP1 Gene May Increase Risk Of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Study Suggests

Pharmacy Times (12/1, Hunter) reported, “Variants of the SYNGAP1 gene may increase the risk of developing autism spectrum disorder,” according to a study. The research suggests “that the disease-causing gene variation can disrupt the early development of the brain’s cortex, expanding on the previous notion that synapse malfunction was the only factor associated with autistic traits.” The findings were published in Nature Neuroscience.