Oklahoma researchers uncover cause of rare disease

Oklahoma scientists have identified the cause of Adams-Oliver Syndrome.

 
BY KEN RAYMOND | Modified: August 20, 2012 at 4:03 pm | Published: August 21, 2012   

Oklahoma medical researchers have located the genetic mutation that causes Adams-Oliver Syndrome, a disease so rare that only 100 cases ever have been reported.

photo - Dr. Patrick Gaffney of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and other scientists have identified the cause of an extremely rare disease. <strong>Steve Sisney - The Oklahoman</strong>
Dr. Patrick Gaffney of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and other scientists have identified the cause of an extremely rare disease. Steve Sisney - The Oklahoman

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The disease can cause scarring on the scalp; hand and foot defects; diminished height; and mental deficiencies, according to a news release from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

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