Discovery of Rare Genetic Mutation Could Help Battle Tourette Syndrome, Yale University School Of Medicine

ScienceDaily -- A single, very unusual family with Tourette syndrome (TS) has led Yale School of Medicine researchers to identify a rare mutation in a gene that is required to produce histamine. The finding provides a new framework to understand many years of data on the role of histamine function in the brain and points to a potentially novel approach to treatment of tics and Tourette.

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