Possible new drug targets for the genetic disorder Noonan syndrome

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 10:50 in Health & Medicine

Noonan syndrome is a relatively common genetic disorder characterised by short stature, unique facial features, and heart defects. About 10%-15% of affected individuals have mutations in their SOS1 gene. A team of researchers, led by Raju Kucherlapati, at Harvard Medical School, Boston, has now generated mice expressing a Sos1 mutation associated with Noonan syndrome and used them to identify potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of individuals with Noonan syndrome...

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