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http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/intern...ts-identify-autism-neuron-in-laboratory.shtmlFolha de S.Paulo said:A milk tooth donated by an eight-year-old autistic boy has permitted scientists to test for the first time the effect of drugs on nervous cells affected by autism.
Using live tissue taken from the sample, Karina Griesi Oliveira, a biologist at the University of São Paulo (USP), identified a genetic mutation in the patient. She was then able to recreate the child's neurons in a laboratory to investigate the problematic cells.