Protein's role in fragile X is more complex than thought - Futurity: Research News

A critical protein's role in Fragile X syndrome may be more complex than thought. Finding therapies may depend on better understanding of how its loss affects the brain.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown function for the fragile X protein, the loss of which is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability. The researchers showed that the prot… [+5161 chars]

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