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Finding Charcot-Marie-Tooth gene ends a quest and begins new era of personalized genomic medicine - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Mar 10, 2010, 9:58 pm
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. James Lupski came to the end of a personal quest earlier this year when the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center sequenced his complete genome and identified the gene involved in his own form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, which affects the function of nerves in the body's limbs, hands and feet. At the same time, the finding opened a new door showing that genome information has clinical importance. ... more
Tags: genome, marie, tooth, finding, charcot, gene, medicine, quest, baylor,
Keywords: Genes; Personalized Medicine; Human Biology; Gene Therapy; Diseases and Conditions; Dentistry
Description: Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. James Lupski came to the end of a personal quest earlier this year when the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center sequenced his complete genome and identified the gene involved in his own form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, which affects the function of nerves in the body's limbs, hands and feet. At the same time, the finding opened a new door showing that genome information has clinical importance.
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