An individual's genetic makeup, or genome, can reveal important and intimate details of his or her biology. Now, scientists are showing that RNA, the lesser-known molecular cousin of DNA, is powerful in its own right and can provide insights into rare human diseases that DNA cannot. Stephen Montgomery, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and of genetics at the School of Medicine, is among the scientists harnessing RNA to identify the cause of rare diseases that have eluded mainstream medicine.
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