Cerebral palsy has genetic underpinnings: study

CHICAGO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, and Yale University has identified mutations in single genes that can be responsible for at least some cases of cerebral palsy.

To better understand genetic contributions to cerebral palsy, the researchers sequenced the entire protein-coding portion of the genomes from 250 participants, cerebral palsy patients and both parents, seeking mutations that could play causal roles in cerebral palsy.