Mutations in One Gene Linked to Two Separate Birth Defects
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N eural tube defects such as spina bifida, where a part of the spinal cord fails to close, may be caused by the same genes that…
N eural tube defects such as spina bifida, where a part of the spinal cord fails to close, may be caused by the same genes that…
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New research links gene mutations that cause cleft palates to spina bifida and other neural tube defects.
Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube…