Genetic Anticipation: Bad News Is Good News For Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy
Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 14:10
in Biology & Nature
In biology, anticipation is the term for genetic diseases caused by an abnormal repeat in DNA that becomes more severe with each new generation. Now there is a twist. A study has found the existence of anticipation in diseases caused by different errors - not a DNA repeat - in fatal neurodegenerative disorder Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (FAP). read more