Hope for cure to inherited mental retardation

In the Benvenisty laboratory at the Hebrew University, scientists have identified a chemical compound that restored normal gene expression to mutated neuronal cells of patients with Fragile X syndrome – i.e. severe mental retardation.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-stem-cell-paves-fragile-retardation.html

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