Man's best friend helps to solve puzzle of a genetic disorder

Monday, December 6, 2010 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations in purebred dogs led an international team of scientists from Duke University Medical Center and other institutions to make an important gene discovery in a devastating human genetic condition hallmarked by severe inflammation of the respiratory system, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).

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