New skeletal disease found and explained

(Karolinska Institutet) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. In a study published in the journal Nature Medicine they describe the molecular mechanism of the disease, in which small RNA molecules play a role that has never before been observed in a congenital human disease. The results are important for affected patients but can also help scientists to understand other rare diagnoses.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news