Waste starts to accumulate inside nerve cells, impairing their capacity to send and receive signals, when this cleanup system malfunctions, as the study indicates it does in many cases of autism.

Some of the fundamental characteristics of autism, such as challenges with language, learning, and social interaction, may be better understood in light of this breakdown.

The goal of the study, which was published in Cell Genomics, was to determine the true functions of certain high-risk genetic variations within the brain.

Researchers have long known that some genetic abnormalities are more prevalent among autistic individuals, but up until now, there was no systematic method for examining the consequences of those