The lack of two related genes in autistic children has been discovered to be a cause for abnormal sleep in human genetics. Apparently, this genes termed as Fragile X, pose as a sleep issue for autistic children or from people who suffer from the Fragile X syndrome.

The findings were reported from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

“This has never been seen in a mouse before,” lead researcher Dr. David Nelson, a professor of molecular and human genetics, said in a prepared statement.

The findings, published in the current issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics, are important, because children with autism or fragile X syndrome tend to have problems getting to sleep and staying asleep. Fragile X is the most common known cause of autism.

(Source) US News autistic children, baylor college of medicine in houston, cause of autism, children with autism, current issue, fragile x syndrome, How to sleep better, journal of human genetics, medicine, sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues, SLEEP News

Tags: autistic children, baylor college of medicine in houston, cause of autism, children with autism, current issue, fragile x syndrome, journal of human genetics, medicine, sleep

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 28th, 2008 at 9:13 am and is filed under How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.