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Researchers identify biomarkers in sperm for paternal offspring autism susceptibility – News-Medical.net
Biomarkers in human sperm have been identified that can indicate a propensity to father children with autism spectrum disorder.
Biomarkers in human sperm have been identified that can indicate a propensity to father children with autism spectrum disorder. These biomarkers are epigenetic, meaning they involve changes to molecular factors that regulate genome activity such as gene expression independent of DNA sequence, and can be passed down to future generations.
In a study published in the journal Clinical Epigenetics on Jan. 7, researchers identified a set of genomic features, called DNA methylation regions, in sperm samples…
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