GENE VARIANTS IN AUTISM LINKED TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCHERS REVEAL FIRST

AUTISM CANDIDATE GENE THAT DEMONSTRATES SENSITIVITY TO

SEX HORMONES

Lennis Bedoya MuñozMedicine Student

UPBMedellín-Colombia

GENE VARIANTS IN AUTISM LINKED TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT .

GENE VARIANTS IN AUTISM LINKED TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.

GENE VARIANTS IN AUTISM LINKED TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.

This study is important for the knowledge that we need to have about tha autism and the

genomic.

RESEARCHERS REVEAL FIRST AUTISM CANDIDATE GENE THAT DEMONSTRATES SENSITIVITY TO SEX

HORMONES  

Researchers have found that

male and female sex

hormones regulate expression

of an important gene in

neuronal cell, and the

researchers said a mechanism

that could explain not only

higher levels of testosterone

observed in some individuals

with autism.

RESEARCHERS REVEAL FIRST AUTISM CANDIDATE GENE THAT DEMONSTRATES SENSITIVITY TO SEX

HORMONES

Rora gene regulated the

aromatase to convert

testosterone in estrogen.

RORA

Is a gene that encodes a critical

protein in the development of

the cerebellum.

RESEARCHERS REVEAL FIRST AUTISM CANDIDATE GENE THAT DEMONSTRATES SENSITIVITY TO SEX

HORMONES

In conclusion The researchers

believe that females may be

more protected against RORA

deficiency by positive effect of

estrogen on RORA expression,

but also because estrogen

receptors, which regulate a

same genes.

This is the explanation of why

males have a higher tendency

for autism than females.

This knowledge is necessary for the creation

of new medications

and new forms of diagnosis

MEDICAL UTILITY

The autism is a very beautiful

disease but this is

complicated because in this

moment dosnt know the

cause of this, but the

researches are invistigated

new methods for regulated

the gene that encode for

protein expressed in the

autism.

 

This new research are very important

for science and medicine because it

can identify new diagnostics,

treatments, control the genes that

have been discovered and not only

explain the autism but other diseases.

MEDICAL UTILITY

This news are very important

because allows physicians,

medicine, student and

researchers understand the

autism the development brain

and neurotransmission in autism

people, and understand the

relation with other diseases, the

endocrine system and important

genes.

MEDICAL UTILITY

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