What can genetics tell us about autism spectrum disorder?

 
On 22 March 2017, Stephan Sanders presented an update on the current state of genetics research in autism, highlighting some of the key findings that remain to be discovered, and discussing how these findings could ultimately benefit individuals with autism and their families.

His talk was part of the Simons Foundation Autism Research lecture series.

About the Lecture

It has been known that autism spectrum disorder is primarily caused by genetic factors for several decades. The past 10 years have seen great progress in finding some of the genes responsible and in building a map of what other types of genetic variants may contribute. These findings have been used both to provide insight into the biology of autism and, in the clinic, to identify individuals with specific genetic variants.

In this lecture, Stephan Sanders presented an update on the current state of genetics research in autism, highlight some of the key findings that remain to be discovered, and discussing how these findings could ultimately benefit individuals with autism and their families.