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News Release from: Lipomics Technologies
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 20 December 2004
Lipomic profiling to tackle autism
Results from this study may offer clues about the causes of autism and may lead to better therapeutics for this and other neurodevelopmental disorders
Lipomics Technologies has signed an agreement with Cure Autism Now for a new biomarker study in children with autism and related disorders Building on previous research, Lipomics will produce extensive lipomic profiles of children with autism, their siblings, and age-matched controls to identify metabolic signatures of the disorder
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 22 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Samples analysed in this study will be collected by Cure Autism Now's DNA repository, the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (Agre).
"Deficiencies of lipid metabolism could be related to some of the physiological symptoms found in autism," said Clara Lajonchere, Agre programme director.
"The data generated by Lipomics will contribute important new biological information to the growing body of research available to scientists worldwide through Agre.
"The results may offer promising clues to understanding the causes of autism.
"Cure Autism Now hopes to replicate and extend its initial findings by using the expertise that Lipomics provides".
"Autism is increasing in prevalence, but its causes and cures have remained elusive," said Tom Anderson, president and CEO of Lipomics.
"By applying our specialised knowledge and understanding of lipid biology, we hope to contribute valuable new understanding to the search for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment options.".
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