Finding May Explain Many Brain Disorders, Lead to Prevention and Treatment
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2014 — A new study led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists shows that the most common genetic form of mental retardation and autism occurs because of a mechanism that shuts off the gene associated with the disease. The findings, published today in Science, also show that a drug that blocks this silencing mechanism can prevent fragile X syndrome —…
