Monique
Mar26-03, 08:12 PM
This is a very interesting process where portions of chromosomes are inactivated. A disease that is caused by wrongfull imprinting is Prader willi/ Angelman syndrome.
The interesting facts, both diseases are distinct but the same chromosomal portions are involved. Where in one the paternal chromosome has a genomic imprint and in the other the maternal chromosome carries the imprint.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how this imprinting process is actually achieved?
The interesting facts, both diseases are distinct but the same chromosomal portions are involved. Where in one the paternal chromosome has a genomic imprint and in the other the maternal chromosome carries the imprint.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how this imprinting process is actually achieved?