Biologists use flies, mice to study Down syndrome

Friday, November 4, 2011 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

A novel study involving fruit flies and mice has allowed biologists to identify two critical genes responsible for congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome, a major cause of infant mortality and death in people born with this genetic disorder.

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