Researchers identify specific gene linked to female protection from autism - News-Medical

Researchers identified the gene ZFX as central to the female protective effect against autism, explaining why females are less likely to exhibit severe autism symptoms despite carrying autism-associated mutations. The study found that mutations in various autism-related genes often lead to similar effects due to a phenomenon called "transcriptomic convergence," where down-regulating one gene affects many others. ZFX, which is expressed from both X chromosomes in females, appears to play a key role in modulating autism-related gene expression.

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