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Human chorionic gonadotropin β-subunit is encoded by at least eight genes arranged in tandem and inverted pairs

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The β-subunit of the human placental glycoprotein hormone, chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), is coded for by at least eight different genes or pseudogenes, four of which are arranged in inverted pairs while the other four are arranged in tandem pairs. The genes are each 1.45 kilobases (kb) long and have two short introns located in identical positions.

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  1. William R. Boorstein

    Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA

  2. Nikos C. Vamvakopoulos

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Boorstein, W., Vamvakopoulos, N. & Fiddes, J. Human chorionic gonadotropin β-subunit is encoded by at least eight genes arranged in tandem and inverted pairs. Nature 300, 419–422 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/300419a0

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