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Autism Vox

May 12th, 2008

Mutated Gene Linked to Epilepsy and Intellectual Disabilities in Women

Researchers at Adelaide’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, have found that a mutant gene causes epilepsy and intellectual disabilities specific to women. As noted in Science Daily, the study links a “large family of genes known as protocadherins with a condition known as ‘epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females’ […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 1 comment

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