Scientists hope 'molecular autopsy' explains puzzling death
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 19:30
in Health & Medicine
When Richie Quake, a 19-year-old engineering student, was found dead in his bed in Yardley, Pa.,, his family was devastated. But when a conventional autopsy of the apparently healthy young man offered no answers, his parents were gripped by another medical concern: Could a silent but deadly condition be hiding in other members of the family?