Intellectual disability: Researchers identify 26 novel genes linked to mental retardation
Intellectual disability is frequently caused by recessive genes, meaning that an affected child gets a defective copy of the gene from each parent.
Apr 12, 2017, 10:12 AM ISTGenes linked to intellectual disability identified
The new findings, published in the online journal Molecular Psychiatry, could be applied to DNA screenings in determining the possibility of a couple producing a child with intellectual disability.
Sep 09, 2016, 15:57 PM ISTAutism, intellectual disability linked to mother's immune dysfunction
The findings showed that pregnant women with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines may be at significantly greater risk of having a child with autism combined with intellectual disability.
Jun 08, 2016, 14:54 PM IST