Talk:ABCC6
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[edit]" In 2000, for instance, scientists at four separate labs discovered a gene called ABCC6, which, when mutated, causes PXE (pseudoxanthoma elasticum), a rare genetic disease in which the skin, eyes, heart, and other soft tissue become calcified—rock hard. By 2005, scientists had genetically engineered lab mice to develop the disease. The next step would be what’s called screening, in which scientists would laboriously test one molecule after another to see which had any effect on ABCC6. But “academic scientists aren’t capable of creating assays [test systems] to do that,” says Sharon Terry, CEO of the Genetic Alliance, which supports research on rare genetic diseases (her children have PXE). “It’s time-consuming drudgery and takes an expertise that hasn’t trickled down to the typical academic scientist.” Ten years later, there is still no cure for PXE." If I could find a ref for the GM mice I'd update the article. - Rod57 (talk) 10:32, 18 September 2015 (UTC)