Apert s Syndrome: Why Kids Of Older Dads Are More Likely To Have Some Genetic Disorde
| Title: | Apert s Syndrome: Why Kids Of Older Dads Are More Likely To Have Some Genetic Disorde |
| URL: | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714171149.htm |
| Description: | In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert s syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused fingers, toes and skulls, a new study has found. The research can explain why the syndrome is unexpectedly common, and why sperm from older men carry the mutation more frequently than expected." id="metasummary" Stem Cells; Genes; Gene Therapy; Birth Defects; Down s Syndrome; Pregnancy and Childbirth" id="metakeywords" |
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