![In green, a normal radial glial cell and its neuronal progeny superimposed in cortex scaffold illustration. In purple, a Memo1-deficient cell and progeny. MEMO1 mutations are associated with autism and epilepsy.](https://news.unchealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/1159/2020/06/autism-may-arise-from-genetic-defect-during-2018scaffolding2019-of-developing-brain-image2-600x548.jpeg)
July 2, 2019
Autism May Arise from Genetic Defect During ‘Scaffolding’ of Developing Brain
Led by Eva Anton, PhD, scientists have uncovered details of a key cellular mechanism crucial for brain development. This process of brain development is spawned by a gene that, when mutated, had previously been linked to the development of autism.