One gene, two paths: Opposite synaptic defects linked to same intellectual disability
A research team led by Dr. Sheng Nengyin of the Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reframed ZC4H2-associated rare disorder (ZARD)—a disorder marked by intellectual disability, developmental delays, muscle weakness and other neurological or physical abnormalities—as a "disease spectrum" rather than a condition driven by a single mechanism.
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