Fragile X syndrome can be reversed in adult mouse brain
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
A recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and a leading cause of autism. The paper describes the exciting observation that the FXS correction can occur in adult mice, after the symptoms of the condition have already been established.