The launch ofMolecular Autism今天为自闭症研究人员提供了一个新论坛for basic, translational and clinical study into the molecular basis of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions.
In theirlead
editorial, Editors-in-ChiefJoseph Buxbaum(Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
andSimon Baron-Cohen(University of Cambridge) presentMolecular Autism’s mission
statement.The journal’s unique
molecular focus is key to identifying the fundamental determinants of autism
and achieving one of our primary goals – correcting the bias towards psychological
study that has characterized the past 60 years of autism research. ThroughMolecular Autism, the Editors hope to
tackle the multi-level complexity of autism and related syndromes by
engendering greater integration across scientific disciplines including genetics,
molecular neurobiology, neuropathology and imaging.
Two research articles
also published today include anepidemiological
studythat provides evidence for an association between paternal age and
autism risk in an Iranian population sample, and agenome wide linkage analysisof repetitive behavioral phenotypes.
In the next few months,Molecular Autismwill continue to publish high quality, original
research and provide a platform for topical debates and comprehensive reviews. You
can keep up to date with new content published inMolecular Autismby signing up to receive regulararticle alertswhen new research is published.
Dear Editors,
As an cell biologists with a particular interest in nutrtion and gut health and a personal interest in autistic spectrum disorders I am very pleased to see this journal and hope it is as succesful as other BMC journals. The aims are very laudable but also very challenging.
Elizabeth Lund – trustee for Asperger East Anglia