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Does the lab mice study for reversing autism give you hope?

September 19, 2008

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I just read about this study in BBC News. What do you think?

Lab mice
Lab mice were bred to show symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome
Symptoms of mental retardation and autism have been reversed for the first time in laboratory mice.

US scientists created mice that showed symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome - a leading cause of mental retardation and autism in humans.

They then reversed symptoms of the condition by inhibiting the action of an enzyme in the brain.

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