Is Bipolar Disease A Deletion Mutation?
Researchers have found that mice with a gene variant linked to Crohn's disease only develop the condition if they also are infected with a common virus. The virus, a norovirus called MNV, is one of a group of viruses that cause gastroenteritis. Two years ago, this same research team discovered that mice with an ATG16L1 gene variant developed a condition similar to Crohn's in humans, but this mutation wasn't enough to trigger the disease. But in a new study, the scientists found that mice with...
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