Genetic clues to compulsive, self-injurious behavior in rare childhood disorder
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 08:32
in Biology & Nature
Research provides new clues for the compulsive behavior and cognitive defects associated with a rare childhood neurological disease called Lesch-Nyhan Disease (LND). Two pathways found to be defective in LND are known to be associated with other neurodegenerative disease, such as Alzheimer's and Parknson's diseases, suggesting common causes of cognitive and behavioral defects in these neurological disorders.