Gene Linked To Vertebral Defects In Patient Populations Identified By Stowers Institute Researchers

Stowers Institute researchers Karen Staehling-Hampton, Ph.D., Managing Director of Molecular Biology, and Olivier Pourquié, Ph.D., Investigator, collaborated with colleagues from around the world to show that genes known to cause spinal mutations in chick and mouse model systems also play an important role in human patients with congenital vertebral abnormalities.The discovery was published on the Web site of the American Journal of Human Genetics.

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Filed under: Biology on May 22nd, 2008