Join us Tuesday, November 18, 2008 for MCASA Annual Meeting and Election
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Montgomery Primary Achievement Center - Gaithersburg (MPAC Gaithersburg)
Presenter: Valerie Hu, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Towards a Personalized Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Molecular Clues Reveal the Biological Diversity of the "Autisms"
The wide diversity in the manifestation and severity of the symptoms of autism has posed a significant challenge to the identification of genes that are responsible for, or diagnostic of, autism spectrum disorders. By dividing the autistic population into subgroups that are similar in severity across over 60 unique behavioral symptoms, we have been able to identify genes that define each subgroup. These sets of group-defined genes reveal biological deficits that may be specific targets for therapy for each of the respective subgroups. Furthermore, we also show that these genes can distinguish samples from autistic and non-autistic individuals with greater than 94% accuracy, demonstrating the potential for a diagnostic test based upon gene profiling.
Click here for the flyer (PDF file) for this event.
Click here for direction to MPAC Gaithersburg.
If you are not currently member of MCASA, you could fill out the application on site ($10.00 due).
(Disclaimer - The Autism Society of America Montgomery County Chapter does not endorse any presenter or information. This is for informational purposes only.)