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Over-expression of a protein responsible for neuronal damage in Down’s syndrome sufferers
February 10, 2012 by NewsBot
A new study reproduced the same morphological and functional patterns of neuronal connections in a transgenic mouse as seen in people with Down’s syndrome. Regulating the activity of this protein produced very similar neuronal growth to that in a healthy mouse.
