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Autism-spectrum disorder reversed in mice - health - 08 February 2007 - New Scientist
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Autism-spectrum disorder reversed in mice
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* 19:00 08 February 2007
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The symptoms of Rett syndrome – a genetic disorder that causes mental retardation and impairs movement – have been fully reversed in a mouse model of the disease, researchers report.
The findings give hope that scientists might one day find a cure for the condition and related illnesses, including autism. But experts caution that developing such treatments for humans will take many years.
Rett syndrome is almost exclusively confined to girls – about 1 in every 10,000 - 15,000 girls born in the US develop the condition. The distressing disorder typically becomes apparent by age two and involves a regression in language skills and the loss of mobility.
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