Autism Research Database - Strategic Plan Question Project Details

Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	The role of the neuronal splicing factor A2BP1 in autism spectrum disorders
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Voineagu, Irina
Description Description	Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by language deficits, social impairments and repetitive-restrictive behaviors. ASD is one of the most highly heritable neuropsychiatric conditions, and at the same time genetically very heterogeneous. We have recently shown that shared gene expression abnormalities can be identified in postmortem brain from ASD patients. We now propose to investigate the mechanisms and functional consequences of gene expression abnormalities in ASD.
Funder Funder	National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Country Funding Country	Australia
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	0
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2014-2017
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 2: What is the Biology Underlying ASD?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	No URL available.
Institution Institution	University of New South Wales
Institute Location Institute Location	Australia
Project Number Project Number	1062510
Government or Private Government or Private	Government
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	N/A