First Gene For Clubfoot Identified
Friday, October 24, 2008 - 00:21
in Biology & Nature
Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects, has long been thought to have a genetic component. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report they have found the first gene linked to clubfoot in humans.
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