New reviews and commentaries, 30 March 2006

30 March 2006   |   By Dr Philippa Brice   |   Reviews & commentaries
Comparative genomics: difference of expression. Nielsen R (2006) Nature 440, 161. News and Views piece on the use of species-specific microarrays in the investigation of evolutionary change via alterations in gene expression (PubMed). RNA lost in translation. Tollervey D (2006) Nature 440, 425-426. News and Views piece on a new pathway that monitors mRNAs for errors  (PubMed). Familial mediterranean fever in Arabs. El-Shanti H, Majeed HA and El-Khateeb M (2006) Lancet 367, 1016-1024. Review of FMF, an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease with a high prevalence among non-Ashkenazi Jewsish, Armenian, Turkish and Arab populations (PubMed). X linked mental retardation: a clinical guide. Raymond FL (2006) J Med Genet 43, 193-200.Clinical review article (PubMed). MicroRNAs as therapeutic targets. Czech MP (2006) N Engl J Med. 354, 1194-5. Clinical implications of basic research focus review (PubMed).