Inhibitory neurons key to understanding neuropsychiatric disorders

In 1999, researchers identified mutations in a gene called MECP2 as the culprit in a devastating neurological disorder called Rett syndrome. In new research the same scientists demonstrate that the loss of the protein MeCP2 in a special group of inhibitory nerve cells in the brain reproduces nearly all Rett syndrome features.

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