2025
Early Career Scholars Feature: Łukasz Jakub Sznajder, PhD
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (March 21, 2025)
Scientists Show Clear Molecular Connection Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Myotonic Dystrophy
UNLV News Center, EurekAlert!, Newswise, Global Health News Wire
By John Domol
‘Landmark study’ led by UNLV shows new path to treat, prevent autism
Las Vegas Review-Journal (May 2, 2025), Nevada Autism Center, The Spokesman-Review, msn, Mahoning Matters, The Keene Sentinel
By Katie Futterman; photos by L.E. Baskow
New study from UNLV shows link between autism and rare form of muscular dystrophy
Listen to an interview: KNPR’s State of Nevada
By Anne Davis
UNLV researchers make new discovery on autism
By Jezzamine Wolk
Study reveals new genetic mechanism behind autism development
Press release from the collaborator’s institution: The Hospital for Sick Children, EurekAlert!, Medical Xpress, msn
By Francesca Park
Muscular dystrophy and autism. AMU researchers’ discovery
Press release from the collaborator’s institution (English): Adam Mickiewicz University
By Adrian Wykrota
Dystrofia mięśniowa a autyzm. Odkrycie naukowców z UAM
Press release from the collaborator’s institution (Polish): Adam Mickiewicz University
By Adrian Wykrota
Związek dystrofii mięśniowej z autyzmem zainteresował badaczy z Polski i USA
Press release from the collaborator’s institution (Polish): Adam Mickiewicz University
By Agnieszka Książkiewicz
UNLV-Led Study Uncovers Molecular Link Between Autism and Myotonic Dystrophy: A Breakthrough in Understanding Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Expanding What We Know About Autism Genetics
By Carmen Leitch
MBNL Sequestration Links Myotonic Dystrophy to Autism via RNA Mis-Splicing
By Mahafuj Alam
Do Faulty Gene Expressions Contribute to Autism?
New Study Shows How a Rare Genetic Error Disrupts Brain Development in Autism
Nevada Autism Center, SciTechDaily
New Genetic Discovery Links Autism to Rare Muscle Disorder
Doctors discover potential new cause of autism: ‘Fourteen times more likely’
By Emily Joshu Sterne
Doctors Discover a Possible New Cause of Autism
Research Uncovers Genetic Link to Autism Development
Research Links Autism Spectrum Disorder to Myotonic Dystrophy
Researchers uncover genetic link between autism spectrum disorder and myotonic dystrophy type 1
Study reveals a molecular connection between autism and myotonic dystrophy
Scientists Uncover Definitive Molecular Link Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Myotonic Dystrophy
Autism and Myotonic Dystrophy Linked by Molecular Connection
By Laura Richards
Altered RNA Splicing of Autism Risk Genes May Link to Behavioral Traits
Tandem Repeats May Explain Autism Risk
Autism and Myotonic Dystrophy Share Genetic Link
Study Reveals Shared Genetic Basis for Autism Spectrum Disorder and DM1
By Lily Ramsey
Autism Traits in Myotonic Dystrophy Linked to MBNL
HMN 2025: WHAT IS THE NEW GENETIC MECHANISM BEHIND AUTISM GROWTH
Estudo descobre nova potencial causa para o autismo
Catraca Livre (June 24, 2025; Portuguese)
By Silvia Melo
2024
High Priority, Short-Term Project Award Recipient: Łukasz Sznajder, PhD, MSc
2023
Next-generation sequencing provides novel insights into the mechanisms underlying autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy
By Hugo Francisco de Souza
Before joining UNLV
Modifiers of MBNL-Dependent Splicing in Health and Disease
Microsatellite Expansions Selectively Trigger Intron Retention
New technique could bring earlier diagnoses for muscular dystrophy, ALS and similar disorders
A new RNA-Seq based test for ALS
