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One Specific Protein Identified As The Biological Cause Of Several Childhood Psychiatric Conditions

November 1, 2012 by

A disruption in the SRGAP3 protein may lead to hydrocephalus, mental retardation, schizophrenia, and some forms of autism. A new biological understanding of this protein offers a different aim for the development of treatments targeted at the biological cause of psychiatric disorders in children, and not just the symptoms, according to a study in The FASEB Journal...

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