«Our new data is scientifically important because ataluren restores activity to genes inactivated by nonsense mutations, and as a result, it has the potential to do so much for a large number of very complex genetic disorders,» Jacobson said. (sciencedaily.com)
«This is a complex genetic disorder caused by the interaction of a number of genes and the environment,» Blair stresses. (newscientist.com)
'' [Type 1 diabetes] is clearly is one of these complex genetic disorders,» involving mutations in several genes acting in concert to predispose someone to the condition, says Hakon Hakonarson, director of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Applied Genomics and lead author of the new study, published this week in the online edition of Nature. (scientificamerican.com)