Key Gene For Bone Development Discovered: When Mutated It Lead To Dwarfism
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 07:28
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have just discovered the gene behind Recessive Omodysplasia, a rare skeletal disease characterized by short-limbed dwarfism and craniofacial anomalies. The work reports the identification, on chromosome 13, of a gene - GPC6 -- that is shown to be crucial for normal bone development.