Incriminating gene suspects, Prader-Willi style
RD Nicholls - Nature Genetics, 1999 - nature.com
Nature Genetics, 1999•nature.com
It is not often that consecutive reports in the scientific literature read like chapters of a good
thriller novel, yet such a story is now unfolding around the genetics of Prader-Willi syndrome
(PWS), a condition associated with developmental and neurobehavioural deficits. A study on
page 199 of this issue, by Matthieu Gérard and colleagues1, represents the latest episode of
a seat-gripping saga with telling lessons for geneticists.
thriller novel, yet such a story is now unfolding around the genetics of Prader-Willi syndrome
(PWS), a condition associated with developmental and neurobehavioural deficits. A study on
page 199 of this issue, by Matthieu Gérard and colleagues1, represents the latest episode of
a seat-gripping saga with telling lessons for geneticists.
It is not often that consecutive reports in the scientific literature read like chapters of a good thriller novel, yet such a story is now unfolding around the genetics of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a condition associated with developmental and neurobehavioural deficits. A study on page 199 of this issue, by Matthieu Gérard and colleagues1, represents the latest episode of a seat-gripping saga with telling lessons for geneticists.
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