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August 21, 2005
Weidong Wang, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '93-'95) has discovered a new gene, called FANCM, that is involved in the repair of damaged DNA. Mutation of this gene is responsible for a form of the childhood disease called Fanconi anemia, which causes increased susceptibility to many types of cancer.