Hypersociability in Williams syndrome result of myelination deficits

Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 08:10 in Psychology & Sociology

A new Tel Aviv University study finds that gene deletion or deficiency in neurons is responsible for the abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome (WS), a rare disorder affecting 1 in 10,000 people around the world. The research demonstrates that the lack of the general transcription factor gene, Gtf2i, causes deficits in the myelin sheaths in mouse […]

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