Genomic imprinting and carcinogenesis.

doi:10.14670/HH-13.425

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Genomic imprinting and carcinogenesis.

Histology and histopathology - 1 Apr 1998

Yun K

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The Mendelian inheritance is based on the fundamental rule in which mammalian genes are expressed equally from two homologous biparental alleles. Recently a small number of genes have been identified to show an exception to this rule in that homologous alleles can function differently in somatic...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Biological Evolution
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Genomic Imprinting
Humans
Mice
Transcriptional Activation
Wilms Tumor

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