Mental Retardation
Scientists at INSERM discuss research in mental retardation
Published in Blood Weekly, September 24th, 2009
"First published May 27, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.90832.2008.-The (pro)renin receptor [(P)RR] plays a pivotal role in the renin-angiotensin system. Experimental models emphasize the role of (P)RR in organ damage associated with hypertension and diabetes. However, a mutation of the (P)RR gene, resulting in frame deletion of exon 4 [Delta 4-(P)RR] is associated with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) and...
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