Molecular Changes in Prader-Willi Syndrome Neurons Reveals Clues About Increased Autism Susceptibility.
A. Kaitlyn Victor, Martin Donaldson, Daniel L. Johnson, Winston Miller, Lawrence T. Reiter
The paper identifies 9 transcripts common to all PWS subtypes and finds reduced mitochondrial transcripts and defects in PW-UPD +ASD neurons, suggesting mitochondrial dysfunction may increase autism risk.
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · Oct 29, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience