APC Protein Connected to Autism and Mental Retardation | Psych Central News

APC Protein Connected to Autism and Mental Retardation Psych Central News: "A study completed by neuroscientists at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts suggests that the causes of these disorders may rest with the dysfunction of a protein called adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), an important element that ffects the synapse’s ability to mature. A key player in the body’s nervous system, the synapse provides a gateway for neurons to quickly pass important signals to other cells and is essential for neurons to function properly."