Blood brothers (and sisters): Sibling study discovers genetic region linked to control of key blood-clotting protein
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 13:31
in Biology & Nature
In 2006, the lab of Dr. David Ginsburg at the Life Sciences Institute put a call out for siblings attending the University of Michigan to donate blood for a study of blood-clotting disorders. The samples were collected over three years and have now enabled the researchers to identify the specific parts of the genome responsible for levels of a key substance for blood clotting.