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Differential expression and imprinting status of Ins1 and Ins2 genes in extraembryonic tissues of laboratory mice.
Gene expression patterns : GEP - 1 Dec 2004
Deltour L, Vandamme J, Jouvenot Y, Duvillié B, Kelemen K, Schaerly P, Jami J, Paldi A
Abstract excerpt
There are two functional insulin genes in the mouse genome. The Ins2 gene is imprinted and expressed monoallelically from the paternal allele in the yolk sac. In the present study we have re-examined the imprinting status of Ins1. We found that Ins1 is not expressed in the yolk sac of several lab...
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