RPL10 Gene and Autism
September 9, 2006 by Kristina Chew, PhD
Filed under Health
Hsien at Genetics and Health has posted about the RPL10 Gene and Autism.
A gene on the long arm of the X chromosome (Xq28) has been identified in two families affected by autism. Researchers have found two mutations in the RPL10 gene that codes for a ribosomal protein.
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