Sequencing a single genome yields cause of inherited bone disorder
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 08:50
in Biology & Nature
Combining new, whole-genome sequencing technology with classic genetic approaches to understanding inherited diseases, Duke University Medical Centre geneticists and colleagues at Johns Hopkins have discovered two gene mutations that cause metachondromatosis, a rare, heritable disorder that leads to bony growths, typically on hands and feet...