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Symptoms: Tall, thin stature ~ Long fingers ~ Unusually long arms and legs ~ Curvature of the spine
Chest bone that curves inward or outward ~ Flat feet or high arches ~ Nearsightedness
Weakening of the connective tissue, most dangerously of the aorta

Saturday, June 12, 2004

Mutant human stem cell lines created

AxisofLogic/ Mutant human stem cell lines created
: "'This is a significant advance for the field,' says Leonard Zon, president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), speaking to Associated Press. 'We may learn a lot about the biology of basic diseases by having those lines available.'" ... "The flawed ESC lines developed also include mutations that cause Marfan syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, neurofibromatosis type 1, Fragile X syndrome and Fanconi anaemia."




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