Common thread links multiple human cognitive disorders

Monday, February 15, 2010 - 13:21 in Biology & Nature

A new study reveals that a common underlying mechanism is shared by a group of previously unrelated disorders which all cause complex defects in brain development and function. It helps to explain why these different chromatin abnormalities all interfere with proper gene expression patterns necessary for normal development and mature brain function.

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