Gene For Deadly Inherited Lung Disease Identified
Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 22:35
in Biology & Nature
A rare, deadly developmental disorder of the lungs called alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) that usually kills the infants born with it within the first month of life results from deletions or mutations in the FOXF1 transcription factor gene, said a consortium of researchers.