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MYT1L In The Media

Below we provide links to external articles and videos highlighting extraordinary individuals with MYT1L Syndrome and pivotal moments in the history of MYT1L research.

BGT Video

2025

Britain's Got Talent

Amazing performances on Britain's Got Talent by Electric Umbrella, featuring Kirsty, an adult impacted by a MYT1L gene difference.

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Audition

Semi-Finals

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Kirsty outside 10 Downing Street, where Electric Umbrella were promoting their new song and video in collaboration with local police: "It's Not a Crime to be Different".

Gene expression differences in neuronal stem cells of newborn mice with MYT1L mutations (pink & green). Image by Moritz Mall

2022

Associated Press

Jake's Mice: Searching for answers to the puzzle of autism

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2023

The Transmitter

Autism-linked MYT1L mutations prompt ‘identity crisis’ in budding brain cells

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Mouse representing MYT1L research using a mouse model to study a rare form of autism caused my MYT1L gene
Stem cells are used in research to study MYT1L-related autism and neurodevelopment

2022

The Takeaway
How Researchers Are Using Stem Cells To Learn More About A Rare Form of Autism​

Listen to Podcast

2016

HuffPost News

Girl Who Loves Books Forgets Words Immediately After She's Read Them Due To Rare Condition

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Serena, a young girl with MYT1L syndrome/2p25.3 Microdeletion article in Huffington Post

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