date:Sep 08, 2012
nd reduced levels of associated epilepsy when fed a supplement containing added amino acids.
It was very surprising to find mutations in a potentially treatable metabolic pathway specific for autism, said Gleeson. What was most exciting was that the potential treatment is obvious and simple: Just give affected patients the naturally occurring amino acids their bodies lack.
Study details
Gleeson and his colleagues used the emerging technology of exome sequencing to study two closely related fa