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Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mutation in the tiny channels that control calcium levels in a cell appears to be responsible for Timothy syndrome -- a rare disorder characterized by irregular heartbeats and autism, new research suggests.

The mutation results in continuous inward flow of calcium, suggesting that it may be possible to treat the syndrome with certain heart drugs that block calcium channels, lead author Dr. Igor Splawski, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues note in the scientific journal Cell."
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