In Rare Disease, a Familiar Protein Disrupts Gene Function

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In Rare Disease, a Familiar Protein Disrupts Gene Function

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An international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease discovered that a bundle of proteins with the long-established function of keeping chromosomes together also plays an important role in regulating genes in humans. The finding that cohesin, a protein complex, dysregulates gene expression may improve diagnosis of the multisystem genetic disease Cornelia de Lange syndrome.

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