Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Study In Fruit Flies Has Implications For Autism, Other Cognitive Impairment Syndromes

Autism News From Medical News Today
The most common form of heritable cognitive impairment is Fragile X Syndrome, caused by mutation or malfunction of the FMR1 gene. Loss of FMR1 function is also the most common genetic cause of autism. Understanding how this gene works is vital to finding new treatments to help Fragile X patients and others...
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