Dan Arking
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
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Analyses of gene activity may yield clues to roots of autism
Network analyses of gene expression patterns may point to key molecular pathways that autism alters and suggest new ways of treating the condition.
Analyses of gene activity may yield clues to roots of autism
Postmortem brains crucial for autism research
Postmortem brains from individuals with autism allow researchers to look at patterns of gene expression in different cell types, and to understand the interplay among neurons and neural circuits, says Dan Arking.
Postmortem brains crucial for autism research
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