Up till now it was thought that Rett syndrome could not be cured. It is regarded as a severe form of autism and researchers were able to reverse the symptoms in the case of adult mice through correction of errant gene. It is being regarded as a surprising development and up till now researchers used to assume that in case the brain did not wire itself correctly during certain stages of development it would not be possible to correct the deficit. As of now it will not be possible to undertake this treatment on human beings as genetically engineered mice were used before conception but it has been figured out that neurons were intact and therefore it has encouraged new approaches. This has rekindled the hope that it might be possible to treat Rett syndrome and even autism too.
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