Two mutations for ichthyosis vulgaris
The BBC today reports that researchers have found two mutations
that cause
ichthyosis vulgaris, which is a common hereditary condition associated
with eczema. Here are three different ways to refer to
the same paper:
The BBC quotes W. H. Irwin McLean, one of the authors: "It was a really tough project, but because we had experience in this type of gene, we managed to crack it where others had failed." The article doesn't say exactly what type of gene Dr. McLean means, but presumably he means really long and internally repetitive ones.
