Researchers at Stony Brook University Medical Center have uncovered a new gene that could answer a few questions about autism.

A team of pathologists that included six Stony Brook faculty members reported the existence of the gene, called contactin 4, in a study published in March. “Contactin 4 plays an essential role in the formation, maintenance and plasticity of neuronal networks,” says the study, which was published in The Journal of Medical Genetics.

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