Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5901670 | General and Comparative Endocrinology | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The bovine genome contains three very similar paralogous copies of the CYP17A1 gene. ⺠CYP17A1a, CYP17A1b and CYP17A1x are located on bovine chromosome 26. ⺠CYP17A1a is hypo-methylated and transcribed in P450c17 active tissues. ⺠CYP17A1b and CYP17A1x are methylated and silent.
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Authors
Jens Vanselow, Rainer Fürbass,