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New protein implicated in autism

03-22-2007 · EurekAlert!

Autism is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social, communicative, and behavioral functions. Although several genes are associated with autism, none lie in the region of human chromosome 7 associated with autism susceptibility. Now, a new study demonstrates that mice lacking CADPS2, which is encoded by a gene in the autism susceptibility region of human chromosome 7, exhibit autistic-like characteristics, leading to the suggestion that CADPS2 defects might predispose individuals to autism.

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