Gene variants lead to autism and mental retardation: Inner structure of nerve synapses defective in patients

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 23:32 in Health & Medicine

Researchers in Germany have discovered previously unknown mutations in autistic and mentally impaired patients in what is known as the SHANK2 gene, a gene that is partially responsible for linking nerve cells.

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