Study Marks The Emergence Of Disease-Modifying Treatments For Autism Spectrum Disorders

Sunday, Jan. 30th 2011 6:24 AM

Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have begun a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test a potential drug treatment for Rett syndrome, the leading known genetic cause of autism in girls. The drug, mecasermin, a synthetic form of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), is already FDA-approved for children with short stature due to IGF-1 deficiency.

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