New epigenetic player implicated in mental retardation and facial birth defects
Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 20:21
in Psychology & Sociology
A subtle mutation affecting the epigenome --- a set of dynamic factors that influence gene activity -- may lead to an inherited form of mental retardation that affects boys, researchers have found The disorder, which also involves cleft lip or cleft palate, appears to hinge on an enzyme working in a biological pathway that may offer several potential drug targets.