The emergence of autism in children has not only been linked to genes encoding synaptic proteins—among others—but also environmental insults such as zinc deficiency. Although it is unclear whether zinc deficiency contributes to autism, scientists have now defined in detail a possible mechanistic link. Their research shows how zinc shapes the connections or 'synapses' between brain cells that form during early development, via a complex molecular machinery encoded by autism risk genes. Read more...
Autism is associated with zinc deficiency in early development—now a study links the two. Medical Xpress.
November 9, 2018, Frontiers
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please let me know what you think or what you want to know more about!