Yale University Team Finds a Genetic Rarity: A Mutation that Restores Health

ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2010) — Errors in the copying of genes during cell division can cause numerous diseases, including cancer. Yale School of Medicine scientists, however, have unraveled the secrets of a much more rare phenomenon with potential therapeutic implications -- disease-causing genes that show a high frequency of self-repair.

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