EBD Blog

Over on A Photon in the Darkness, one can read a good reflection on mitochondrial mutations and their relationship to Autism. Of course, there’s a lot of hub-bub about mtDNA, because of the article by Hannah Elliott and colleagues, “Pathogenic Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Are Common in the General Population,” that appeared in American Journal of Human Genetics last month. The analysis on A Photon in the Darkness provides a reasonable person the opportunity to understand why—and why not—to connect it with Autism. Learn about Mitochondrial Mutations and Autism.