Stowers Team Links Dampened mTOR Signaling with the Developmental Disorder Roberts Syndrome
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Children born with developmental disorders called cohesinopathies can suffer severe consequences, including intellectual disabilities, limb shortening, craniofacial anomalies, and slowed growth. Researchers know which mutations underlie some cohesinopathies, but have developed little understanding of the downstream signals that are disrupted in these conditions.