Researchers uncover mechanisms of common inherited mental retardation

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Dr. Kimberly Huber investigated how Fragile X syndrome affects communication between cells in the hippocampus a region of the brain that is involved in learning and memory. Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation a ...
Dr. Kimberly Huber investigated how Fragile X syndrome affects communication between cells in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that is involved in learning and memory. Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are uncovering how brain cells are affected in Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism.


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