Autism Research Database - Strategic Plan Question Project Details

Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	An integrated "omic" approach to neurodevelopmental disorders using disease-discordant monozygotic twins
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Mohandas, Namitha
Description Description	This project targets neurodevelopment disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and epilepsy and focuses on studying the environmental factors (epigenetics) affecting the disease mechanisms in these disorders. The study will be performed on twin samples and will help in the diagnosis of the disease risk at an earlier stage. It will also help to understand the causes of these important neurological diseases.
Funder Funder	National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Country Funding Country	Australia
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	62573
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2016-2018
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 3: What Causes ASD, and Can Disabling Aspects of ASD be Prevented or Preempted?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	No URL available.
Institution Institution	Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Institute Location Institute Location	Australia
Project Number Project Number	1114909
Government or Private Government or Private	Government
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	N/A