NewsRx Logo Login/Signup
Home Newsletters Products Library About Us Contact -- Search NewsRx

NewsRx | Free Trials
Advertisement
VerticalNews | Global Warming
Advertisement
NewsRx | Free Newsletters
Advertisement
----------
------------
NewsRx on Facebook
-----
NewsRx Passes
Press Release Submissions
PR Login
-----
2008 Award Logo
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005
-----
Google 2009 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
Google 2009 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
Google 2009 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Amazon's Alexa 2009 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.
HONcode
Security by Verisign

Medical News Article on Research



Selective deletion of Rett syndrome gene provides insight into origin of complex behaviors



2008 OCT 6 -- A new study describes an exciting approach for mapping the specific neuronal origins of complex and varied behaviors characteristic of Rett syndrome (RTT), an autism spectrum disorder. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 25th issue of the journal Neuron, also uncovers a novel and unexpected role for the gene that causes RTT.

RTT is a devastating neurological disorder associated with a broad array of abnormalities that impact almost every part of the nervous system. The majority of RTT cases are caused by mutations in the methyl-CpG-binding protein (MECP2) gene, which encodes MeCP2, a protein widely expressed...

In order to view the entire article, please read your options to the right
Buy Article
Price: $3.00



Purchase Options
NewsRx Customer? If you have an account with NewsRx and have purchased either a NewsRx Bundled package or a NewsRx Pass, you can log into your account below to access this article.

Email:
Password:

New to NewsRx? If you are new to NewsRx, you may also take advantage of cost-saving options such as those below to view this article.

Purchase a NewsRx Pass
View an unlimited number of articles for a day, week, month, etc.

Purchase NewsRx Bundled
Purchase a bundle of article-viewing-credits that never expire and receive a discount of up to 50%!

-----------------------
PR Login