GENETIC TECHNOLOGY NEWS

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Gates Foundation Funds Cholera Vaccine Initiative; LA Jolla Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Target SSAO; GTN Strategic Partners; Some Important Patents for You To Check. 4 Industry Outlooks and Growth Strategies 2006; Frost & Sullivan Executive Congress on Corporate; SECOND GENE FOUND INVOLVED IN ALAGILLE SYNDROME: In 1997, Nancy Spinner of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia led a team that identified mutations in the JAG1 gene as the cause of Alagille syndrome, a rare inherited disorder affecting the liver, heart, eyes, face, the skeleton, and less frequently, the kidneys. Now she and her cowotkers have identified a second gene, NOTCH2, that is involved in Alagille syndrome and may also have broader involvement in kidney disorders.