Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and the Institute of Medical Genetics at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin have used a new analysis process in the human genome to identify the genetic effect of a rare form of mental retardation known as Mabry Syndrome, which also causes seizures. The scientists took three children from a family who suffered from the disease and analyzed their DNA, narrowing down the possible causes to just 2 genes out of a possible 22,00 suspects.
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