GW Study Will Examine Molecular Mechanisms of Male Bias in Autism

WASHINGTON (July 19, 2018) — Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability are more prevalent in males than females. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of why this difference occurs remain a mystery.

With more than $2 million from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the George Washington University (GW) will study the CC2D1A gene and its role in the development of autism in males versus females. Chiara Manzini, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Institute for Neuroscience, is leading the study into finding what makes male more susceptible to autism and intellectual disability.

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Chiara Manzini, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University Institute for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.
July 19, 2018