Genetic disorders: Repurposing metformin in FXS

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 16, 456 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrd.2017.119 Author: Sarah Crunkhorn Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by loss of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene and is characterized by learning disabilities and cognitive impairment. Here, Gantois et al. have shown that injection of the type 2 diabetes therapeutic metformin for
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