In addition to hip dysplasia, they noted that a number of other genetic disorders occur equally often in both groups. (waterlooanimalhospitalok.com)
Moreover, the results may transcend the bloating and discomfort of lactose intolerance: The technique could serve as a way to transform the gut lining into a factory for replacing missing proteins in other genetic disorders such as hemophilia, says pulmonologist Eric Alton of the Imperial College School of Medicine in London. (sciencemag.org)
The results suggest that this strategy could one day treat muscular dystrophy in humans as well as other genetic disorders. (sciencemag.org)