Investigating the contributions of circadian pathway and insomnia risk genes to autism and sleep disturbances

Abstract Sleep disturbance is prevalent in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Researchers have posited that circadian dysfunction may contribute to sleep problems or exacerbate ASD symptomatology. However, there is limited genetic evidence of this. It is also unclear how insomnia risk genes...

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Main Authors: Rackeb Tesfaye, Guillaume Huguet, Zoe Schmilovich, Thomas Renne, Mor Absa Loum, Elise Douard, Zohra Saci, Martineau Jean-Louis, Jean Luc Martineau, Rob Whelan, Sylvane Desrivieres, Andreas Heinz, Gunter Schumann, Caroline Hayward, Mayada Elsabbagh, Sebastien Jacquemont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-10-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02188-2