Discovery of rare genetic mutation could help battle Tourette syndrome
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 16:02
in Biology & Nature
A single, very unusual family with Tourette syndrome (TS) has led Yale School of Medicine researchers to identify a rare mutation in a gene that is required to produce histamine. The finding provides a new framework to understand many years of data on the role of histamine function in the brain and points to a potentially novel approach to treatment of tics and Tourette.