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Polygenic and developmental profiles of autism differ by age at diagnosis
From the abstract:
Although autism has historically been conceptualized as a condition that emerges in early childhood, many autistic people are diagnosed later in life It is unknown whether earlier- and later-diagnosed autism have different developmental trajectories and genetic profiles. Using longitudinal data from four independent birth cohorts, we demonstrate that two different socioemotional and behavioural trajectories are associated with age at diagnosis.
NIH launches $50M Autism Data Science Initiative to unlock causes and improve outcomes
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched the Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI), a landmark research effort that will harness large-scale data resources to explore contributors to the causes and rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. More than $50 million in awards will support 13 pioneering projects that draw on genomic, epigenomic, metabolomic, proteomic, clinical, behavioral and autism services data. These projects will integrate, aggregate and analyze existing data resources, generate targeted new data and validate findings through independent replication hubs.
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