Dr. Kimberly Huber, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Kimberly Huber, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. Kimberly Huber investigated how Fragile X syndrome affects communication between cells in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that is involved in learning and memory. Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism.

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