In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron or nerve cell to communicate with another neuron. Absence of or certain changes in gene SHANK3 disrupt neuron-neuron communication and lead to Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Credit: National Institute on Aging, NIH. Some neuropsychiatric conditions may boil down to how well brain cells communicate...
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Scientists make autism advance using monkey model
Autism is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social communication and restricted and repetitive behavior or interests. The reported prevalence of autism has been rising worldwide. Due to the application of large-scale exome sequencing in recent years, hundreds of novel autism-associated genes have been identified. Mutations in SHANK3 remain one of the best characterized...