Making Mice With Autistic Behavior (VIDEO)

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Co-author Dr. Matthew Anderson discusses the research. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 5, 2011, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by Dr. S.E.P. Smith of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass., and colleagues, was titled, "Increased Gene Dosage of Ube3a Results in Autism Traits and Decreased Glutamate Synaptic Transmission in Mice."

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Video courtesy of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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