Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls, research suggests, and scientists found a link that may shine a light on why. According to new research from the Geisinger ...
The protective effect in this theory comes from X chromosomes. But this study, along with other recent research, has suggested that the female protective hypothesis of ASD is incorrect, and that ...
This valuable study addresses potential roles of the master regulator of X chromosome inactivation, the Xist long non-coding RNA, in autosomal gene regulation. Using data from mouse cells, the authors ...