Molecular Autism

Molecular Autism is a peer-reviewed, online open access journal that publishes high-quality basic, translational and clinical research that has relevance to the etiology, pathobiology, or treatment of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Research that includes integration across levels is encouraged. Molecular Autism publishes empirical studies, reviews, and brief communications.

Editors-in-Chief

Simon Baron-Cohen, PhD, University of Cambridge
Joseph Buxbaum, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

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Commentary

Autism in DSM-5: progress and challenges

Volkmar FR and Reichow B Molecular Autism 2013, 4:13 (15 May 2013)
Review

DSM-5 and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs): an opportunity for identifying ASD subtypes

Grzadzinski R, Huerta M and Lord C Molecular Autism 2013, 4:12 (15 May 2013)
Editorial

DSM-5: the debate continues

Buxbaum JD and Baron-Cohen S Molecular Autism 2013, 4:11 (15 May 2013)
Letter to the Editor

Sex-biased gene expression in the developing brain: implications for autism spectrum disorders

Ziats MN and Rennert OM Molecular Autism 2013, 4:10 (7 May 2013)
Short report

Insulin-like growth factor-1 rescues synaptic and motor deficits in a mouse model of autism and developmental delay

Bozdagi O, Tavassoli T and Buxbaum JD Molecular Autism 2013, 4:9 (27 April 2013)
Research

Whole-genome sequencing in an autism multiplex family

Shi L, Zhang X, Golhar R, Otieno FG, He M, Hou C, Kim C, Keating B et al. Molecular Autism 2013, 4:8 (18 April 2013)
Review

Prevalence of autism in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sun X, Allison C, Matthews FE, Sharp SJ, Auyeung B, Baron-Cohen S and Brayne C Molecular Autism 2013, 4:7 (9 April 2013)
Research

Enzymes in the glutamate-glutamine cycle in the anterior cingulate cortex in postmortem brain of subjects with autism

Shimmura C, Suzuki K, Iwata Y, Tsuchiya KJ, Ohno K, Matsuzaki H, Iwata K, Kameno Y et al. Molecular Autism 2013, 4:6 (26 March 2013)
Research

Lack of association of rare functional variants in TSC1/TSC2 genes with autism spectrum disorder

Bahl S, Chiang C, Beauchamp RL, Neale BM, Daly MJ, Gusella JF, Talkowski ME and Ramesh V Molecular Autism 2013, 4:5 (20 March 2013)
Short report

Spatial localisation in autism: evidence for differences in early cortical visual processing

Latham K, Chung STL, Allen PM, Tavassoli T and Baron-Cohen S Molecular Autism 2013, 4:4 (19 February 2013)
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Editors' profiles

Joseph Buxbaum

Joseph Buxbaum is a molecular geneticist and Director of the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment and Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Buxbaum is a lead investigator in the Autism Genome Project, and the Autism Sequencing Consortium.

Simon Baron-Cohen

Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is also Director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge and Director of CLASS (Cambridge Lifespan Asperger Syndrome Service), a clinic for adults with suspected AS.

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