Article
Defects in fatty acid amide hydrolase 2 in a male with neurologic and psychiatric symptoms
27 Mar 2015
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fatty acid amide hydrolase 2 (FAAH2) is a hydrolase that mediates the degradation of endocannabinoids in man. Alterations in the endocannabinoid system are associated with a wide variety of neurologic and psychiatric conditions, but the phenotype and biochemical characterization of patients with genetic defects of FAAH2 activity have not previously been described. We report a male with autistic...
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