University of Alabama Birmingham: Genetic Rescue of SHANK3 is Potential Therapy in Rare Forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
June 13, 2020
June 13, 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 13 -- The University of Alabama Birmingham campus issued the following news:
A mouse study by Craig Powell, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues suggests that early genetic rescue may be a potential therapy in autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. Powell looked at one gene called SHANK3, whose alteration is seen in about 0.5 percent of ASD patients.
The study is published in eNeuro and was highlighted on the ASD news site Spectrum. Powell is professor and . . .
A mouse study by Craig Powell, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues suggests that early genetic rescue may be a potential therapy in autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. Powell looked at one gene called SHANK3, whose alteration is seen in about 0.5 percent of ASD patients.
The study is published in eNeuro and was highlighted on the ASD news site Spectrum. Powell is professor and . . .