Melanie de Wit
PhD candidate Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Studying Autism
- (1/9) 📣 OUT NOW! 📣 So excited to share that our systematic review and meta-analysis on the autism polygenic score is now published in JAACAP Open @jaacapjournals.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... A (long) thread of our main findings ⤵️
- (2/9) 🧬Genetic factors play a substantial role in the etiology of autism and its co-occurrence with other conditions and traits. We aimed to clarify the associations between the autism polygenic score and autism diagnosis, autistic traits, and related behavioral and neurobiological traits
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- Reposted by Melanie de Wit(in Dutch): Interessant interview met #GENEAmsterdam wetenschappers @mmdewit.bsky.social en @tincatwin.bsky.social: 'Erfelijk of ontwikkeld: hoe ontstaat autisme?' over hartnekkige misverstanden, de interpretatie van erfelijkheid en de invloed van externe factoren. www.quest.nl/mens/psychol...
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- Join us tomorrow for what I'm sure will be an interesting session on Science Outreach!