Study: One Genetic Mutation Results In A 25-Point Drop In Intelligence
- 8 years ago
Gene mutations have distinct effects that ultimately act in aggregate to produce symptoms associated with the autistic spectrum. One such mutation has been found to produce a 25-point drop in IQ.
Gene mutations have distinct effects that ultimately act in aggregate to produce symptoms associated with the autistic spectrum, according to research based out of the University of Montreal.
Dr. Sébastien Jacquemont, a geneticist and professor at the university, noted, "We now understand that each gene mutation has a specific effect, which adds to other effects to draw a unique picture of the disease in each patient. We have just discovered, for example, that a missing copy of a region in chromosome 16 results in a 25-point intelligence quotient (IQ) drop in carriers. Addition of a copy i
Gene mutations have distinct effects that ultimately act in aggregate to produce symptoms associated with the autistic spectrum, according to research based out of the University of Montreal.
Dr. Sébastien Jacquemont, a geneticist and professor at the university, noted, "We now understand that each gene mutation has a specific effect, which adds to other effects to draw a unique picture of the disease in each patient. We have just discovered, for example, that a missing copy of a region in chromosome 16 results in a 25-point intelligence quotient (IQ) drop in carriers. Addition of a copy i