Mutant testis cells behind genetic disorder have survival advantage

In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused fingers, toes and skulls, a new study has found.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news135274397.html">Mutant testis cells behind genetic disorder have survival advantage</a></p> <p>In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused fingers, toes and skulls, a new study has found.</p>