New Method To Identify Mutated Genes In Human Diseases

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 03/27/2008 - 23:00

A new method may help the medical community to determine the genetic basis of many common diseases. Thousands of human diseases originate from mutations in one or more genes.

Identification of mutated genes is a crucial first step towards understanding the molecular mechanisms at the origin of diseases and devising a treatment.

In many cases, we do not know the identity of the affected gene, only a chromosomal region (typically containing hundred of genes) in which the mutation is located....

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