UT Health Science Center-San Antonio: Autism-Linked Gene, If Deleted, Results in Less Myelin
December 21, 2021
December 21, 2021
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release:
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Mice missing one copy of the Tbx1 gene exhibit slower cognitive processing.
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Myelin, a sheath of insulation around nerves that enables electrical impulses to efficiently travel through the central nervous system, is diminished in mice that have a gene deletion associated with autism spectrum disorder . . .
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Mice missing one copy of the Tbx1 gene exhibit slower cognitive processing.
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Myelin, a sheath of insulation around nerves that enables electrical impulses to efficiently travel through the central nervous system, is diminished in mice that have a gene deletion associated with autism spectrum disorder . . .