Gene-Rich Chromosome Identified

Daily Post › April 02, 2004

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SCIENTISTS have worked out the detailed DNA blueprint of the body's most gene-rich chromosome.

Chromosome 19 accounts for only 2% of the human genome but contains nearly 1,500 genes. They include genes responsible for diseases such as insulin-dependent diabetes, muscular dystrophy,migraines,and inherited high blood cholesterol.

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Gene-Rich Chromosome Identified

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