2 Genes Affect Anxiety, Behavior In Mice With Too Much MeCP2

Submitted by Anonymous on January 11, 2012 - 09:33
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Medical News Today
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2 Genes Affect Anxiety, Behavior In Mice With Too Much MeCP2
Date Published: 
January 11, 2012
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The anxiety and behavioral issues associated with excess MeCP2 protein result from overexpression of two genes (Crh [corticotropin-releasing hormone] and Oprm 1 [mu-opioid receptor MOR 1]), which may point the way to treating these problems in patients with too much of the protein, said Baylor College of Medicine scientists in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Genetics.