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Gene conversion cetween functional trypsinogen genes PRSS1 and PRSS2 associated with chronic pancreatitis in a six-year-old girl
17 Mar 2005
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Gene conversion--the substitution of genetic material from another gene--is recognized as the underlying cause of a growing number of genetic diseases. While in most cases conversion takes place between a normal gene and its pseudogene, here we report an occurrence of disease-associated gene conversion between two functional genes. Chronic pancreatitis in childhood is frequently associated with mutations of the...
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