Spina Bifada

Health science center discovery could lead to new understanding of birth defect

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, October 6th, 2005

The Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine announced that researchers associated with the Institute and Lexicon Genetics Incorporated have discovered that defects in the FKBP8 gene may play a role in spina bifida, a common birth defect affecting the lower spinal column.

Richard H. Finnell, PhD, interim director and president of the Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine, presented this finding at the Fourth International Workshop on Neural Tube Defects on September 10, 2005, in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Finnell's presentation was entitled "FKBP8 - A new mouse model of spina bifida."

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2005-10-06)

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