New study/cadherin

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=A...03f39c61c430d11

 

Cadherin-10 is a novel blood–brain barrier adhesion molecule in human and mouse

 

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This demonstration of a distinctive expression pattern of cadherin-10 suggests that it has a pivotal role in the development and maintenance of brain barriers.

 

 

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-...0,4441598.story

 

The first of two Nature studies released Tuesday found that 65% of autistic participants shared a variation between cadherin 10 and cadherin 9, a region of the genome that controls cell-adhesion molecules in the brain. Those molecules help brain cells connect, and autism researchers have long suspected that trouble there may be linked to the disorder.

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http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/04/latest-...1156f643f0e970c

 

Latest Autism Gene Studies Find….Not Very Much

 

If you can make it all the way thru this article, it makes some very good points.