SMALL BRAIN Mutations in the NDE1 gene prevent cells from dividing normally, which may cause a severe reduction in brain size (lower row), shown here in MRI scans. Courtesy of Yale University School of Medicine
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Small brain mutation
Mutations in a single gene are the cause of a rare genetic disorder that leaves children with a brain one-tenth the normal size, two international teams of researchers report April 28 in the
American Journal of Human Genetics