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RALEIGH, N.C. — One out of 68 children born in the United States is later diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder but University of North Carolina researchers believe they have found a cause for one form of the disorder. Advances in sequencing the human genome is helping researchers unlock the mysteries of different diseases and disorders. Billions of genes can be mapped faster and for less cost. “Just in the last 3 years, there’s been a real revolution in our understanding of the genetic underpinnings of autism,” UNC autism researcher Dr. Mark Zylka said. Recent studies took advantage of genome sequencing data from thousands of children with autism and their unaffected parents. Researchers identified new mutations in thousands of genes related to autism spectrum disorder. “These are mutations that change a single amino acid in the protein from one amino acid to another,” Zylka said. Zylka and his UNC research team focused on one of the genes called UBE3A, which is found on chromosome 15. It’s known for its implications for neurodevelopmental disorders. They found that a certain chemical reaction with the mutation turned the gene on and it stays on all the time. That’s important because UBE3A is an enzyme […]
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