Gene Linked To Vertebral Defects In Patient Populations Identified
Friday, May 16, 2008 - 15:35
in Biology & Nature
Genes known to cause spinal mutations in chick and mouse model systems also play an important role in human patients with congenital vertebral abnormalities. Working with samples from 31 patients at Boston Children's Hospital with various congenital vertebral defects, the team sequenced five genes thought to be involved in the malformations.
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