Israeli-led team discovers defective gene behind serious disorder common among Georgian Jews

1 in 100 Georgian couples are both carriers for PAN disease, which damages immune system and blood vessels.

PROF. EPHRAT LEVY-LAHAD (left) and Prof. Mary-Claire King found that at least one in 100 couples of Georgian origin are both carriers of the disease.

PROF. EPHRAT LEVY-LAHAD (left) and Prof. Mary-Claire King found that at least one in 100 couples of Georgian origin are both carriers of the disease.

(photo credit: SZMC)

ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

FEBRUARY 20, 2014 03:15