/newsroom/taxonomy/term/21174/all en /newsroom/channels/news/discovery-unravels-mystery-rare-bone-disease-354311 <p>A ±«ÓãÖ±²¥-led team of researchers have made an important discovery shedding light on the genetic basis of a rare skeletal disorder. The study, published in <i>Nature Communications</i>, reveals that a defect in a specific gene (heterozygous variants in the matrix Gla protein, or MGP) may cause a disorder that affects the structure of connective tissues that supports the body.</p> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:46:53 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307586 at /newsroom