Rare Genetic Disorder Gives Clues To Autism, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Children’s Hospital Boston Study

ScienceDaily (Sep. 25, 2008) — A rare genetic disorder called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is yielding insight into a possible cause of some neurodevelopmental disorders: structural abnormalities in neurons, or brain cells. Researchers in the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center at Children’s Hospital Boston, led by Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD, and Xi He, PhD, also found that normal neuronal structure can potentially be restored.

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