Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified that a gene critical to clearing up unnecessary proteins plays a role in brain development and contributes to the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophrenia.

The discovery, published today in Neuron, provides important insight into the mechanism of both diseases–a possible step toward finding how to treat the disorders.

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