Parents are Source of New Disease Mutations: Study

Mosaicism, a biological phenomenon in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup, seems to play an important role in transmission of rare disease mutations, than is currently known, speculate scientists. A study conducted by an international team of scientists led by Baylor College of Medicine sheds new light on the frequency of mosaicism in genomic disorders and its influence on recurrence risk. The study, which was published today in the ...