Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice
IMAGE: Pictured here: Aurelio Galli, Ph.D., professor of surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. view more Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the brains of mice. These mice then showed severe alterations of specific behaviors that…
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