Fruit fly research set to revolutionize study of birth defects - Researchers identify genes affected by MTX
26th Nov 2005, 03:06 GMT
A Queen's University study of fruit flies that may revolutionize the way birth defects are studied has identified the genes affected by a widely-prescribed drug known to cause birth defects. Methotrexate (MTX), a popular cancer-fighting drug also used to treat psoriasis, ectopic pregnancies, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus, lasts a long time in the body and causes birth defects in children from women who have it in their systems... click link for more info.
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