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Mitochondrial function disrupted in children with autism
The first study to look at mitochondria — the powerhouses of the cell — in postmortem brain tissue taken from children with autism has found significant abnormalities in their function in some regions of the brain.
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Deborah Rudacille
17 March 2011 | 4 min read
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