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Identification of a novel paternally expressed gene in the Prader-Willi syndrome region.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Oct 1994
Wevrick R, Kerns J A, Francke U
Abstract excerpt
We have isolated a novel gene from the Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) smallest region of deletion overlap in proximal human chromosome 15q. IPW (Imprinted gene in the Prader-Willi syndrome region) was isolated using the direct selection method and yeast artificial chromosomes localized to the deletion region. IPW is spliced and polyadenylated but its longest open reading frame codes for only 45 amino acids,...
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