Faulty gene stops cell 'antennae' from transmitting

Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 20:20 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified the genetic cause of an inherited condition that causes severe fetal abnormalities. The work should allow couples at risk of conceiving babies with the profoundly disabling Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndromes to be identified beforehand through genetic screening.

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