Emerging evidence for gene mutations driving both brain and gut dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder

Beate Niesler^{1

2}, Gudrun A Rappold^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Human Genetics, Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
² Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
³ Institute of Human Genetics, Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. gudrun.rappold@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
⁴ Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. gudrun.rappold@med.uni-heidelberg.de.

Beate Niesler et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;26(5):1442-1444.

doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0778-5. Epub 2020 May 27.

Beate Niesler^{1

2}, Gudrun A Rappold^{3

4}

¹ Institute of Human Genetics, Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
² Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
³ Institute of Human Genetics, Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. gudrun.rappold@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
⁴ Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. gudrun.rappold@med.uni-heidelberg.de.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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