Gene scan finds link across array of childhood brain disorders
Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 17:21
in Biology & Nature
Mutations in a single gene can cause several types of developmental brain abnormalities that experts have traditionally considered different disorders. Researchers have now found those mutations through whole exome sequencing -- a new gene scanning technology that cuts the cost and time of searching for rare mutations.
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