The size of a baby's head is often related to neurological disorders, such as autism - which affects 1 in 88 children. Now, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified genes responsible for head size at birth by inserting human genes into zebrafish. The study is published online in the journal Nature.
Nicholas Katsanis, Ph.D., Jean and George Brumley Jr. M.D., Professor of Developmental Biology, and Professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology (both at Duke University Medical

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