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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Think Gene - Latest Comments in Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder</title><link>http://thinkgene.disqus.com/</link><description>a bio blog about genetics, genomics, and biotechnology</description><atom:link href="https://thinkgene.disqus.com/drug_reverses_mental_retardation_caused_by_genetic_disorder/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:41:20 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder</title><link>http://www.thinkgene.com/drug-reverses-mental-retardation-caused-by-genetic-disorder/#comment-32634305</link><description>&lt;p&gt;“This is the first study to demonstrate that the drug rapamycin can repair learning deficits related to a genetic mutation that causes autism in humans. The same mutation in animals produces learning disorders, which we were able to eliminate in adult mice,” explained principal investigator Dr. Alcino Silva&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Djarum Black</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:41:20 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder</title><link>http://www.thinkgene.com/drug-reverses-mental-retardation-caused-by-genetic-disorder/#comment-2464570</link><description>&lt;p&gt;From Josh...and that requires the professional and competent supervision of a therapist.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">John C</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:55:32 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>