2016 Article Archive

Researchers identify new autism blood biomarker

 

“The blood biomarker reported here along with others we are testing can represent a useful test with over 80 percent accuracy in identifying ASD,” said Dr. Dwight German, study senior author and Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern.

Team identifies new function of genes linked to Fanconi anemia and certain types of cancer

 

Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified an important new function of genes in the Fanconi anemia pathway – a finding that could have implications for development of new therapies to treat this disorder and some cancers.