Genetic sleuth solves glaucoma mystery
Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
Dr Michael Walter is one good gumshoe. The University of Alberta medical geneticist has cracked the case of WDR36, a gene linked to glaucoma. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in which cells in the optic nerve die, preventing the brain from understanding what patients see...