mutant gene

[Keith Robison]

MARCUS MENOZA (mamendoz at nmsu.edu) wrote:
: I'd greatly appreciate it if someone generously provided me with some 
: info on the genetics behind the hereditary disease PYKNODYSOSTOSIS.  
: (What causes it, why and how?).  I need the info for a paper on "strange" 
: genetic disorders in my technical/scientific writing class, which 
: emphasizes using the internet as a source of information.

All inherited diseases are described in On-Line Mendelian Inheritance
in Man (OMIM).  You might also try searching Medline (some subsets are
freely available; your university library is likely to have
some sort of access -- ask your friendly reference librarian)

Bounce off

	http://golgi.harvard.edu/htbin/biopages?medline|omim

Good luck!

Keith Robison
Harvard University
Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Department of Genetics 

robison at mito.harvard.edu