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Decode to Embark on $2.8M Autism Genetics Study Funded by Simons Foundation

Jan 07, 2004

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (GenomeWeb News) - Decode Genetics will launch a population-based study of the genetics of autism and autism spectrum disorders, funded by The Simons Foundation, Decode said today.

 

Equipped with a two-year, $2.8 million grant from the New York-based foundation, Decode plans to analyze genotypic, clinical, and behavioral data from several hundred individuals diagnosed with autism or ASDs, as well as several thousand of their relatives.

 

Decode, located in Reykjavik, Iceland, will work with the National Diagnostic and Counseling Center of Iceland as well as with the Icelandic Autism Support Network and physicians and psychologists at the National University Hospital.

 

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